She had made her choice, and this was it, where she felt safe, in a world she could, for the most part, control.
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She started out of the kitchen, then stopped and put her hand on my shoulder, bending down to kiss me gently on the forehead. She smelled like vanilla and Joy perfume, and suddenly I felt like I might start crying again. "You really scared me, Caitlin," she said, smiling as she brushed her fingers through my hair. "I don't know what I would do if something happened to you." I could tell her, I told myself. I could tell her right now and fix this. I could say that he hits me and I hate cheerleading and I miss Cass but I know why she left and I wish I could make everything better but I can't, I can't, I can't even tell you where it hurts, not now. "Don't worry," I said instead, as she ruffled my hair and walked away, my mother, to do what she did best, to take care of me. "I'm fine.
Sarah DessenThis isn’t ideal. Very few things are. Sometimes, you have to manufacture your own history. Give fate a push, so to speak. You know?
Sarah DessenJust because we don’t see eye to eye on everything doesn’t mean we can’t be close.
Sarah DessenWhat is family? they were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes, but something wider, bigger.
Sarah DessenAre you crazy? Flirting with Eli
Stock in front of Belissa Norwood, in Belissa Norwood’s house, while eating Belissa Norwood’s
cupcakes?
Maybe it was the absence of thought that she loved about being out there, the world narrowing to just the pounding of the waves as the water moved in and out.
Sarah DessenBecause anyone that can make you feel that bad about yourself is toxic.
Sarah DessenSo this had been all I wanted, a boy who understood about I felt.
Sarah DessenI could pretend otherwise, pushing it out of sight and hopefully out of mind. But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance.
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