Something Like Thunder (Something Like, #6)

by Jay Bell

“You’d be surprised how much hate can come from people convinced they are doing good.

“I’m into girls. Especially her. But I’ve always noticed guys too. I used to think I lacked a filter or just hadn’t made up my mind about who I am. But I don’t wonder anymore. Like I said… Sometimes it’s both.”

How did two people go from being strangers to meaning everything to each other? How did anyone bridge that gap?

Strange how love could be so empowering, could make getting up every morning worthwhile, could provide endless energy to make the other person happy. What he never expected was to be presented with a bill at the end. The time had come to pay, and after scraping clean the deepest vaults of his soul, Nathaniel found he had nothing left to give. He was destitute.

“We look back at the past decades and shake our heads in disgust at the conservative values that infringed on personal liberties. Future generations will do the same when reflecting upon our time. I’m merely ahead of the curve.”

“I’ll hurt you,” Tim said easily. “If given a chance. I can’t promise I won’t because it’s inevitable. I’ll try my best to avoid it, but I don’t think it’s possible to love someone without hurting them in the process. You can’t shine a light without casting shadows.

Hearts don’t collide without causing collateral damage. If you go through life trying not to hurt anyone, even yourself, you’ll probably end up alone.

We either die alone, or we die in the arms of the person we love most.

“Love’s greatest challenge is not endurance. Nor is it fidelity or sacrifice. Love’s greatest challenge is recovery. A heart that has loved and lost is put through the ultimate trial. Failure means the unthinkable—never loving again. Success brings with it sweet redemption. Not a reprieve from the pain, but compensation in the form of discovery, the knowledge that love comes in infinite forms.