I sat. And I thought. And the more I thought, connecting the events in my life, the more my heart collapsed.

Whenever I'm out late she makes a sandwich for my school lunch. I always protest and tell her not to, saying I'll make my own when I get home. But she likes it. She says it reminds her of when I was younger and needed her.

It's important to be aware of how we treat others. Even though someone appears to shrug off a sideways comment or to not be affected by a rumor, it's impossible to know everything else going on in that person's life, how we might be adding to his/her pain. People do have an impact on the lives of others; that's undeniable.

The Golden Rule will always be good advice!

Don't give up on me now. I'm sorry. I guess that's an odd thing to say. Because isn't that what I'm doing? Giving up?

They were like two magnets who couldn't decide whether to attract or repel.

Every reader is different. There's no book that's inappropriate for every person, but there are people who cannot handle everything.