The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen

So I narrowed my world,

It was the only thing I knew to do.

“is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can’t fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what’s broken.”

“they can just move on, you know, mourn and cry and be done with it. Or at least seem to be. But for me . . . I don’t know. I didn’t want to fix it, to forget. It wasn’t something that was broken. It’s just . . . something that happened. And like that hole, I’m just finding ways, every day, of working around it. Respecting and remembering and getting on at the same time.

I felt comfortable around Wes. When I was with him, I didn’t have to be perfect, or even try for perfect. He already knew my secrets, the things I’d kept hidden from everyone else, so I could just be myself.

Jayden :)

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”