I used to lie here like this all summer long,' I tell her. 'I'd come up here and just stare at the sky.'
She rolls over on her back so she's staring up as well. 'Bet this view hasn't changed much, has it?'
What she says is so simple i almost laugh. She's right, of course. 'No. This looks exactly the same.'
I suppose that's the secret, If you're ever wishing for things to go back to the way they were. You just have to look up.
Be honest: Are you surprised that I didn't realize sooner? Are you surprised that it took me so long to even /think/ the word -- death? Dying? Dead?
Do you think I was being stupid? Naive?
Try not to judge. Remember that we're the same, you and me.
I thought I would live forever too.
The salt blowing off the sea makes the air feel textured and heavy.
Lauren OliverI said, I prefer the ocean when it's gray. Or not really gray. A pale, in-between color. It reminds me of waiting for something good to happen.
Lauren OliverTag: delirium
The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside of you like a stone.
Lauren OliverA string of bright white buildinh, glistening like teeth over the slurping mouth of the ocean.
Lauren OliverHe who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly.
Lauren OliverIt's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me - such bullshit.
Lauren OliverThat's all I want. Just you and me. Always.
Lauren OliverHuman beings, in their natural state, are unpredictable, erratic, and unhappy. It is only once their animal instincts are controlled that they can be responsible, dependable, and content.
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