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There were dark deeds and bad seeds, but who cared if the house was falling apart as long as it was pretty, right?
wanted to get into a little trouble. I wanted to catch some rain, find something that made my heart pump again, and I wanted to know what it was like to not have anyone to grab onto.
The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.
Things done in the dark hours of night, behind closed doors, or in the heat of the moment looked a lot different in the morning, out in the open, and with a clear head.
“Own who you are,” he commanded. “And don’t apologize. Do you understand? Own it or it will own you.”
The only thing I knew for certain was that I liked learning about people. The way their brains worked, how much was chemical and how much was societal, and I wanted to understand why we did the things we did. Why we made the decisions we made.
“When you want to make an impression and you think you’ve gone far enough, go a little further. Always leave them wondering if you’re just a little bit crazy, and people will never fuck with you again.”
And the things that were irreplaceable in life were the only things of value.
I was a wreck. I needed him deep inside, to feel him and taste him and see him lose control over me for once. I wanted him to use me and fuck me and go at me with a desperation he never showed for anything or anyone.
Our scrapes and bruises, tattoos, scars, smiles, and wrinkles told our stories,
Redefine normal. None of us know the full measure of our power until we start pushing our boundaries and pressing our luck, and the more we do, the less we care what others think. The freedom feels too good.
It’s odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there’s barely any separation between who we are and who they are.
Lust and logic sat on my shoulders like the modern-day angel and devil, one telling me to trust my heart and the other telling me that I would never be able to trust his.
Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?”
