A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares

by Krystal Sutherland

“Oh, Esther,” he said as she burrowed her face into his chest. “It isn’t about you. Not at all. It never has been. You can love someone with all your soul and still hate yourself enough to want to die.”

“Everyone we let into our lives has the power to hurt us. Sometimes they will and sometimes they won’t, but that’s not a reflection of us, or our strength. Loving someone who hurts you doesn’t make you weak.”