Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)

by Abby Jimenez

This was me making space for her, even though she would never know it. My way of saying thank you for her friendship, even if it was too quiet to hear.

jacob i love your heart

He wasn’t just living what was happening. He was living what might happen. An infinite number of what-ifs, fueled by his anxiety, each one experienced like they were going on simultaneously, eating away at him, terrifying him, tormenting him. And once he started down that path, it was so hard to stop the progression. It was a self-perpetuating cycle of emotional destruction.

this made me cry because it’s so real and it’s a horrible feeling

“I always think that when we’re quiet, we’re agreeing to be harmless to each other. That we’re just sharing the same space and letting each other exist exactly as we are, and neither of us would hurt or upset the other one.”

my favorite part of the whole entire book we should all agree to be harmless to each other

I liked that he managed his mental health. Better than punching holes in walls.

this made me giggle

There’s a special peace in sleeping next to someone you love. When you slip into the dark holding them and wake up and they’re still there and you know that everything that matters is just opening your eyes away.

this gives Gus from beach read sigh

…I feel my heart twisting around her in a way that is completely out of my control and can never be undone. I can’t put it away and I can’t unknow it and I can’t slow it down. I don’t even want to…

sharing my highlights because i couldn’t stop and i adore practically every sentence in this book