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His mom: "Me? No! I would never."

My kind of dramatic

Secret love letters from the past??? YESSSS

"you still care about her."

"20 breaths later I'm still struggling to fight the urge to snap at the woman beside me"

That was hilarious

"He's not your type."
"He's too nice."

😳

“It was all a dream. A storybook.”

"You didn't like your ring"

Ok but why was that hot?

She was anxious and he didn't push her 🥺

“It’s a horror movie.”

Where was this BEFORE

It's like I'm reading 2 different books

“I’d feel you in any lifetime, in any version of any reality. And I’d know, without a doubt, without a shred of hesitation…that your soul was meant for mine”

“You think I’m lying?”
“Are you?” ”

😤

I am pissed! They needed to talk first!

“Oh God.
What is this?
What is happening?
My limbs are paralyzed but my insides are in motion. Spinning and free-falling. I’m frozen yet melting. Nothing makes sense.
Everything makes sense.”

SCREAMING

“Ella?” Max whispers.
Tears gather in my eyes as my chest fills with a smothering feeling. “Yeah?”
“I lied about something.”
I frown, tipping my head toward him. “You did?”
“Yeah. I said you were a regular girl…but you’re not.” His tongue pokes out to wet his lips and he turns to meet my eyes. “You’re more.”

“For as good as I am at catching things, I can hardly catch my breath.”

“Forgiveness without love is one thing.
But love without forgiveness? That’s like a tree without roots; it can’t stand for long. It can never truly live.”

“He sees me and he’s seeing something that brings him awe.”

“My hands unclench as my body loosens, the warmth of her proximity melting my walls.
Or…maybe I have no walls.
Not with her.”

“… love conquered all ... Nothing else should matter… It was a stupid thing to say… It turns hearts into stone, men into monsters, and dreams into ash. It’s not a fairy tale—it’s a tall tale... But when the love goes rotten, so do we. People never stop to think about that. They don’t consider who they might become in the wake of bad love, or how that poison will affect the ones who love them.”

“Can I come by tomorrow?” He steps out of the closet and shuffles past me to the window.
“Why?”
“To see you.”

“Do you remember every word that comes out of my mouth?”
“Yes.” He shrugs. “I’m a good listener.”

“Stay, he says.
Just a single word.
I feel it more than I hear it.”

“… with knowing that she’s letting me in, even in this small, inconsequential way. Because I know it’s not nothing—not for Ella. She’s programmed herself to keep people out. I recognize the signs because I’m well trained in emotional evasion, as well. Like two sides of the same coin, we’ve both mastered the art of keeping the world at arm’s length, turning solitude into our shield.”

“So I smile back, hesitantly, softly. It’s not a full-fledged grin, but it’s a real smile. It’s effort.
It counts.”


IT DOES

“Stupid arms.
It’s his fault I’m always noticing them, considering he’s prone to wearing sleeveless tops. Winter can’t come soon enough. Out of sight, out of mind.”

Aha 😉

“People have a knack for being oblivious to trivial details. They often miss the essence of what others are saying or doing because they’re too preoccupied with their own bullshit. Your favorite things only matter to them if they genuinely care enough to listen and see you for who you are.
Max was paying attention to my bullshit.”

“It looks so peaceful, so unburdened. Envy spools and coils in my chest because…
I want that. I want that more than anything.
Peace.
Just one peaceful moment. Lots of people get thousands of peaceful moments and all I want is one.
Just. One.”

“A beat.
A breath.
And then his lips curl up, revealing a pair of deep-set dimples I haven’t seen in ten years.
Oh my God—he’s actually smiling and it feels contagious.”

“I don’t know much, but I do know this: love conquers all. Love conquers everything. If you’re ever feeling low—and I mean, rock-bottom low—remember that, okay? Remember that I love you. Always. And you’ll get through it.”
Love conquers all.”