Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon

“It’s no joke,” he says with mock seriousness. “The ocean will kill you.” He winks at me. “It turns out that Mother Nature is a lousy mom.”

One thing I’m certain of: Wanting just leads to more wanting. There’s no end to desire.

I wanted everything, Olly. I wanted you and the whole wide world. I wanted everything.

Her pain is a dead sea. Her pain is for me, but I cannot bear it anymore.