All I'm saying is that you shouldn't stay with him for the wrong reasons, even if they are noble ones. No one owes it to someone else to be their girlfriend. It's a choice you remake every day.

Are you looking for something real in this world of illusions? Call me. Casual Flings need not apply. I am looking for Love.

I love music, singing, and playing piano (though I'm not very good). And I adore musical theater.

At the end of 'Illusions,' readers should see the inevitable coming.

No - the light in Tamani's eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devastated her resolve, every single time she saw it.

I'm not asking for forever, Tamani said. Yet. I'm just asking for a moment.

If the time comes and your dream doesn't seem worth it, then maybe it was the wrong dream.