Two steps behind her, I say her name. "Skye.

And in high school, people are always watching so there's always a reason to pose.

I miss video games where the jump-kick was the trickiest combo to master.

Because what if I got to know you and you turned out to be just like they said? What if you weren’t the person I hoped you were? That, more than anything, would have hurt the most.

How can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?" "It was love because it was worth it.

Normally when a person has a stellar image another person's waiting in the wings to tear them apart. They're waiting for that one fatal flaw to expose itself.

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.