All I can do is lie here, brain turning somersaults. It's nights like these when memories stir, whipping themselves into stiff peaks of pain.
Ellen HopkinsLove is Chocolate The unprocessed kind. Dark. Bitter. But always with the promise of sweet perfection. All it takes is sugar- that certain someone's kiss, flavored with possibility. If Dani has taught me anything, it's that life is brimming with possibilities. Every single day brings choices.
Ellen HopkinsI told her about the man, not my daddy, she said, He was only making you into a real girl. I didnโt understand. But I made myself believe her. I was a real girl now. But what was I before?
Ellen HopkinsI mean, if you're gonna purposely lose your mind, you want to get it back some day. Don't you? Okay, maybe not.
Ellen HopkinsSpilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. Itโs not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You canโt tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friendโs well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?
Ellen Hopkins