Why would anyone say this stuff about themselves on the Internet? It's crazy!

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

And as I stood there in the hallway―alone―trying to understand what had just happened and why, I realized the truth: I wasn't worth an explanation―not even a reaction. Not in your eyes.

Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.

And everyone knows you can’t disprove a rumor.

Josh will begin disappearing into a future where the only place he and I remain friends is on the Internet.

I 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.