And after I dropped him off, I took the longest possible route home... I explored alleys and hidden roads I never knew existed. I discovered neighborhoods entirely new to me. And finally... I discovered I was sick of this town and everything in it.

It was love because it was worth it.

There are also the people too bizarre to ignore, like Kyle Simpson. Future male stripper.

Everything...affects everything

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

But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.

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.