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Unlucky Like Us
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Krista Ritchie5,474 ratings, 4.02 average rating, 963 reviews
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“My heart is a chasm of everything I know and love, and it will always be filled with you.”
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“I want love that survives with me. ‘Cause I know I’m gonna survive in the end. No matter what.”
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“I’ve been the son of addicts, a high school dropout, a slut, a tattooist, and a bodyguard, and I love everything about myself, despite so many people telling me I should hate who I am. That I’m shit. That I’m nothing. Not worth air. Not worth this life. I know I’m worth everything.”
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“He searches my gaze again. “The way you look at me, Luna…” He seems overwhelmed.
“How am I looking at you?” I’m trapped in his orbit, not wanting to be set loose.
“I’m the hero of your story.” His voice drops to the same hushed sound as mine. “I don’t know if anyone has ever placed me there, but one of the things I’m most scared of is disappointing you.”
I shake my head slowly, then more hurriedly. My eyes burn. “You won’t.”
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“How am I looking at you?” I’m trapped in his orbit, not wanting to be set loose.
“I’m the hero of your story.” His voice drops to the same hushed sound as mine. “I don’t know if anyone has ever placed me there, but one of the things I’m most scared of is disappointing you.”
I shake my head slowly, then more hurriedly. My eyes burn. “You won’t.”
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“Martina Moretti,” I nod. “I dig it.”
“That’s not her name,” Jane says. “After what happened, after what you did for me”—I’m shaking my head, but tears are already flooding her eyes—“you did help me, Donnelly. You made sure Thatcher was there with me.”
Anyone would’ve done that, but I don’t argue. “What’d you name her?” is all I ask.
“Maeve. It’s Irish,” Jane says. “It means she who rules. And in Irish mythology, she’s a goddess.”
Irish.”
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“That’s not her name,” Jane says. “After what happened, after what you did for me”—I’m shaking my head, but tears are already flooding her eyes—“you did help me, Donnelly. You made sure Thatcher was there with me.”
Anyone would’ve done that, but I don’t argue. “What’d you name her?” is all I ask.
“Maeve. It’s Irish,” Jane says. “It means she who rules. And in Irish mythology, she’s a goddess.”
Irish.”
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“I love you, Luna. I love you so bad, not having you just hurts.”
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“The lucky few,” Donnelly grins, but as our eyes briefly meet, we acknowledge that we’re not so fortunate. And I hope they won’t ever be unlucky like us.”
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“To remind you of our future together,” Donnelly says. “Time is irrelevant when I’m always right here.”
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“he’s trying to protect his moon, his stars.”
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“He treats me like I’m his moon. His stars. Like I’m the person who makes him glad it’s today and there’ll be a tomorrow,”
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“But we’re different too. Our differences are like unopened books begging to be consumed. As far as I go, I’ve never been read front-to-back by anyone, but I’d check out a library card just to read all of her. She’s the writer, though. I’m sure her insides are a whole lot more eloquent than whatever’s living in me.”
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“He treats me like I’m his moon. His stars. Like I’m the person who makes him glad it’s today and there’ll be a tomorrow, and I don’t know if I’ve ever been that for anyone who’s not my family.” I’m important to someone. I’m not a failure. I’m not a fuck-up or future screw-up to Donnelly. I’m someone worth something. And he’s worth everything to me.”
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“That’s what I imagine in the end. You and me and our galaxy. And maybe I don’t want you to forget it.” “I never will,”
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“I like the cold,” I say. “Makes my nipples hard.”
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“Why is thinking about Qunnie’s belly button lint the best boner killer?”
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“If it’s wrong, then I want to do the worst, wrong things with Donnelly.”
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“I want to know more about you too,” I cement. “Whatever you want to give me, especially if it’s everything.” “Will you give me everything?” she asks. Yes, is the first gut reaction. I’ll give you my world. Except there are dark parts of my world that I’d rather she never really see. So I end up saying, “I’m gonna try.”
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“Our differences are like unopened books begging to be consumed. As far as I go, I’ve never been read front-to-back by anyone, but I’d check out a library card just to read all of her.”
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“I’m going to protect him. I promise you that.”
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“I crave to chase after Luna, but I can’t be rude to her mom. Might not be a gold-star student when it comes to pleasing parents, but I’ve got some manners.”
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