With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Malachi Johnson.

Possible Love Interest ?!

I cleaned my own self up, put on my pants, and left. He didn’t even say goodbye.

TYPICAL DUDES!!!

But some days I think the best thing Tyrone could do for Babygirl is leave her mother the hell alone.

think boys are just like babies when it comes to something they want—and they need to be told no, firmly and without qualification.

’Buela does it for me. She walks to Malachi, who is double her size, and pulls him into a fierce hug.

know it he pulls me in for a hug from behind. I stand with my hands stiffly by my sides, but when he doesn’t let go,

Awwwww:))))

And I know the past isn’t a mirror image of the future, but it’s a reflection of what can be; and when your first love breaks your heart, the shards of that can still draw blood for a long, long time.

Trueeee