“Love is scary.” My head whipped up at the words. Rose’s eyes grew glassy, and her voice thickened. “It doesn’t come with a guarantee. Sometimes, it’s cut short, leaving you in so much pain that you’re left wondering if you were better off without it. But if you’re lucky, you have enough memories to remind you that it was worth it, and you’d do it all again, even if you knew how much it would hurt when it was gone.”
