And now I am here, as alone as I've ever been. I am seventeen years old. This is not how it's suppose to be. This is not how my life is suppose to turn out.

Okay, maybe this was the meant to be: the universe I knew, loved nothing more than balance.

I'm not choosing, but I'm running out of fight.

Anything can happen in one day.

I’ve since come to understand that the universe operates on the same general equilibrium theory as markets.It never gives you something without making you pay for it somehow.

I actually feel something in my chest open, a feeling so intense, it’s like my heart’s about to burst. And I just let it. I just let it out.

Bribes are the glue that's kept teenagers and parents connected for generations