The Shallows

by Holly Craig

But just like any perfect person who you admire from afar, you can’t invite them into your own house, otherwise they’ll notice the imperfections and the fragilities of your own life.

But that’s the thing about neighbours, you have to be careful with how much you know, how involved you become in their lives.

People only see success by who they know and associate with. Where they work and live. What car they drive. They never see the woman crying in the shower, the drinking to get drunk, the bingeing after starving, the relentless running to burn off the pent-up anger.