You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)

by Dustin Thao

“What’s this?” The paper cherry blossom. It’s tied around my wrist with a ribbon. My cheeks feel warm again. “I didn’t get a corsage. So I made one myself.” “I gave this to you.” “I know you did.”

THEY ARE SO FREAKING CUTE OH MY GOODNESS

We both laugh at this. Then my smile fades. “What’s wrong?” Sam asks. “It’s ruined now.” The paper is torn and wet from the mist. “Don’t worry,” Sam says. “I can make you another one. I can make you a thousand more.”

stop it.

behind my eyes. Sam kisses me one last time. “I know this wasn’t part of our plan, Julie. But at least we had this time together, right? I want you to know … if I could do it all over again, I would. Every second of it.” If the ending is this painful, I don’t know if this was worth it all. My grip loosens as I think about this. “I’m sorry, Sam…” I say, stepping back. “But I don’t think I can say the same…”

stop. I will cry