The Testing (The Testing, #1)

by Joelle Charbonneau

“Things don’t always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.”

“You’re smart, Cia. You’re strong. There are people like me on your side who know you can make it. Please, prove I’m right.”

“Cia.” I turn, and Tomas’s eyes find mine. The humor in them is gone, leaving something more compelling in its place. “If another girl had helped me, I wouldn’t have kissed her.”

I am glad to be alive.

with every day that passes I am more certain that I am falling in love with him.

Can we out-think a system that has been in place for decades?

“Because the first time I tell you that I’m in love with you, I’d rather not share the moment with Dr. Barnes and his friends.”

The words and the way his lips touch mine make my heart shimmer. I know this is the wrong time to be thinking

“Tell a girl you love her and she automatically gets bossy. Well, I guess I can’t complain since you’re asking me to take off my pants.”

“The best leaders make mistakes and then learn from them. The best leaders never make the same mistakes again. The only way you can learn is if you understand the mistakes that were made.”