Little Secrets

by Jennifer Hillier

And that’s what life is these days, isn’t it? A series of slips and catches, mistakes and remorse, a constant juggling act of pretending to feel okay when all she wants to do is fall apart. One day, all those balls will drop, and they won’t just break. They’ll shatter.

Love is unpredictable, and love hurts. Trust is reliable, dependable, and solid.

Who would have thought that who you love and who you feel safe with might not be the same person?

A true friend is someone who stress-eats with you even though the stressful thing isn’t happening to them.

“No, he’s not. He’s nice, and there’s a difference. You can be nice to someone and still cheat. You can be nice and do shitty things. You can still be nice and ruin someone’s life. He’s nice, Mar, but he’s not good. I hope one day you’ll understand the difference.”