Nine Days (Unfrozen Four, #1)

by Joelina Falk

“Life might seem warm and bright for one moment, and the next it’s all back to gray, back to darkness and freezing temperatures. It beats you down after rewarding you, then rewards you again only to get another hit from it. The true art in life is to see beyond the pain. See that there is a source of light in everything.”

“Love,” he says. “Life’s beauty is connected to the one thing we all seek. The one thing that brings people together, splits them apart. Pain wouldn’t exist without love, and love wouldn’t exist without pain. Whether it’s family, friends, a pet, sports, a significant other, anything, or anyone. Loss is the pain that comes with love. The true criminal, but without it, beautiful things wouldn’t exist. If you don’t fear losing it if you don’t fear it leaving you… it’s not on the side of beauty it should be on.”

“Love and loss are life’s beauty. Both comes unexpectedly. It can destroy you, but it can also be a savior. Whatever it is, it comes together. One follows the other. They’ll keep on coming to remind us to cherish even the smallest number of times we get to have with Love. But it’s there, and if it’s not yet, it will come when it’s least expected.”

love you, mi sol,” Colin whispers like he only wants me to hear. “I finally have my sun back.”

“What’s the notebook about?” he asks, now lying next to me, keeping me in his arms. “It’s about the power of love and—”

“Mi sol, I mean the one on my nightstand, not the movie.” He picks up the mint green notebook and brings it into my view.

“He can try, but I’m pretty much invulnerable, immortal even. For as long as you’re with me, my Lilybug.”