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Steffi has been the one exception to the endless proof that the world is unstable and unreliable.
We are not goddamn statistics. We will never be. We are the exception, and we are exceptional.
“Hold on to your one. Remember? I have you, and you have me. And when you’re lucky enough to find one—just one—person in this unforgiving life who makes everything worth it, who you love and trust and would kill for, then you hold on damn tight, because that’s probably all you get.
“It’s going to hurt until it doesn’t anymore.”
As much as I avoid people, certain types of crowds are ironically my friend.
Even though I know why I’m freaking out, it doesn’t help. My crazy reaction is one of a million dysfunctional ones that I have perfected over the years.
YOU CAN’T REACH WHAT’S IN FRONT OF YOU UNTIL YOU LET GO OF WHAT’S BEHIND YOU.
I wish I liked the real world more. I wish I could embrace life. I wish for so many things, and I have no idea if it’s possible for me to have them. I could try, maybe, but I have no clue where to start.
Whether I like it or not, he is taking in pieces of me, just as I am taking in pieces of him, too.
You want inside my head? Fine. You have no idea how messed up I am. Go ahead. Drown like I do.
I’m going to collapse because I am goddamn alive, and I have barely felt life until this.
Because that’s what people do: they leave. When things are good, when things are bad, people leave.
Sometimes, the unexpected happens. Sometimes, someone makes you break your own rules.
I love meeting strangers, learning about what’s beyond first glance. Discovering everyone has a hidden story, a reason for their behavior.”
You do not have to be infallible, Esben. You’re allowed to be human and to have hurt and worry and . . . pain. And sharing those with me? It makes you stronger, in my eyes.
It happened when I wasn’t looking for it, when I didn’t know I needed it. But I fell in love with you so quickly and so smoothly. So without question.”
I get way more than one. I get as many as I will allow, and I plan to allow many.
