How to Walk Away

by Katherine Center

“You are the only thing I look forward to all day long.”

Everything about him felt solid and sturdy and like something I wanted to cling to.

I was utterly, breath-stealingly in love with him.

“The thing is, I’m in love with you.”

“Like crazily, swooningly, heart-burstingly in love. Like the kind of in love I didn’t even know was possible. The kind of in love that makes every other emotion look tiny and dollhouse sized. The kind that feels like sunshine and fills you up with excitement somehow—even when there’s nothing to be excited about. The kind that makes everything better—no matter how bad it is—and even utterly ordinary things like brushing your teeth feel tinged with magic.”