I wanted to run, but I couldn't leave Ky. And I didn't want him to hear the sounds of people trying to save the man, or how Ky's own breathing sounded labored.
So I crouched down in front of Ky and covered one of his ears with my shaking hand, and then I leaned right up close to his other ear and I sang to him. I didn't even know I knew how.
It's raining. So I should remember.
Something.
Someone.
The water is gathering inside of me.
Who do I remember?
I don't know.
I'm drowning.
I remember to breathe.
I remember to breathe.
I remember.
I.
Newrose, oldrose, Queen Anne’s lace.
Water, river, stone, and sun.
Wind over hill, under tree.
Past the border none can see.
Climbing into dark for you
Will you wait in stars for me?
I wish that I did not have to tell him this lie, when he knows more of my truth than anyone else in the world.
Ally CondieThere is something extraordinary about the first time falling.
Ally CondieMots clés love first-love
Perhaps it is because now I live in his story. Now I am a part of his, and he of mine, and the part we write sometimes feels like the only part that matters.
Ally CondieThe earth reflects the sky and the sky meets the earth and, every now and then, if we're lucky, we have a moment to see how small we are.
Ally CondieMots clés inspirational world earth small big-world
But I also know we can’t plan on anyone else rescuing us. We have to do it ourselves.
Ally CondieDecidí que eran los pensamientos en tu propia mente los que importaban más que cualquier otra cosa
Ally CondieMots clés inspirational-life
The darkness behind doesn't worry me; neither do the stars ahead. I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth so you always remember where you came from, how hard walking could be.
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