Variation

by Rebecca Yarros

By the end of that summer, she was my best friend. By the end of the next, she hated me. And I didn’t blame her.

“Hudson, do me a favor and at least say goodbye to her this time before you go, would you? It would be a shame for me to go to jail for acting on a decade’s worth of intrusive thoughts when it comes to your demise.”

“Same team. Stop trying to draw my blood. Leaving Allie the first time bled me dry already.”

Messy is good, love. Messy is where the best parts of life happen. You don’t have to be in control at all times. It’s okay if you fall apart. I promise I will be right here to put you back together if you just let me.”