And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah's eyes as she tells my story.
Jay AsherWhen you try rescuing someone and discover they can't be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face?
Jay AsherBecause when you're posed, you know someone's watching. You put on your very best smile. You let your sweetest personality shine.
Jay AsherLike driving along a bumpy road and losing control of the steering wheel, tossing youโjust a tadโoff the road. The wheels kick up some dirt, but you're able to pull it back. Yet no matter how hard you try to drive straight, something keeps jerking you to the side. You have so little control over anything anymore. And at some point, the struggle becomes too muchโtoo tiringโand you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.
Jay AsherI wanted people to trust me, despite anything they'd heard. And more than that, I wanted them to know me. Not the stuff they thought they knew about me. No, the real me. I wanted them to get past the rumors. To see beyond the relationships I once had, or maybe still had but that they didn't agree with.
Jay Asher