If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)

by Gayle Forman

If I stay. If I live. It’s up to me.

I know that all the magic kisses in the world probably couldn’t have helped him today. But I would do anything to have been able to give him one.

And no James Taylor. Mia plays at our funeral. If, that is, we can tear her away from the New York Philharmonic.”

You guys seemed, still seem, in love, truly, deeply.” She sighed. “But seventeen is an inconvenient time to be in love.”

“But after what’s happened today, that would be nothing. Even going to jail would be easy compared to losing you.”

And he asked me to wait, so I will. That’s the least I can do for him.

I can lose you like that if I don’t lose you today. I’ll let you go. If you stay.”