I thought it was real. But by morning, all I had left were fragmented pieces, shifting images with no beginning or end.
Alyson NoelThe fact is, the heart and mind aren't always friendly. And in my case, they're barely speaking.
Alyson NoelEverything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed me, but most importantly, she treated me with respect. She taught me that my abilities were nothing to be ashamed of, nothing I should try so hard to deny. She convinced me that what I had was a gift-not a curse- and that I shouldn't let other people's narrow minds and fears determine how I love, what I do, or how I perceive myself in the world. She actually made me believe that in no way, shape, or form did their uninformed opinions make me a freak.
Alyson Noel...if this Roman dudeโs as bad as you say, then why are you lurking outside his store looking all charged and heated like a dog waiting for its owner?
Alyson NoelDespite the fact that he no longer dressed like the big dork he did then, despite the fact that heโd swapped the nerd wear for some much cooler clothes, despite the fact that heโd let his hair go all shaggy and loose to the point where it curved down into his face in that cool guy, slightly windswept, effortless way, despite the fact that every time I looked into his brilliant blue eyes I was totally reminded of the Zac Efron poster that used to hang on my old bedroom wall, it still didnโt make it okay for him to laugh at me the way he did.
Alyson Noel