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“What did I do wrong? I’m a good person, but I’m tired of being strong. I’m tired of fighting losing battles. And I’m tired of making the best out of a bad situation for the sake of everyone around me.”
“You find any good books at the library?” “Meh. Not really. They were all so pagey.” “Ah, yes. Those evil books are notorious for that. Real downer, huh?”
that’s the thing about lies, Penn. They taint the truth until you have no idea what to believe.”
it was a lot like knowing that someone was lying to you. You didn’t have the expectation that anything they said would actually come to fruition. And because there was no expectation of truth, there could be no pain caused by the lie.
Lies were light and fluffy. Made to order. Easy to digest. Impossible to hold on to. But the truth was dense. A boulder made of magnets, the Earth being the north to its south. The truth could crush a person with nothing more than reality.
“Shit, you are that stupid.” She slanted her head. “How have you made it this far without a brain?” He arched an eyebrow. “Good looks and big cock. You?”
“My dad gave her the stars,” River replied. Nic Guerrero had given Cora shit, but I wasn’t about to tell his daughter that. Instead, I shrugged, “I guess that means all there is left is the moon.”
pain was funny like that. It stained your soul long after you had healed.
My chest didn’t just warm. It ignited in an all-out wildfire. And not like the one that had been roaring inside me for the last four years. This one was a controlled burn, destroying all the debris, creating room for new growth.
“I’m not one of those people who believe that everything happens for a reason. I’ll never be able to say that there was a reason why she should have died.” He kissed me again, letting it linger as he drew in a reverent breath. “But maybe you’re why I had to watch.”
