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.
Jay AsherHalf of them kept repeating my name, trying to get it right, while the other half laughed. But they were harmless. Fun drunks make a nice addition to any party: Not looking to fight. Not looking to score. Just looking to get drunk and laugh. I remember those guys. Like the mascots of the party. "Clay! Whatcha doon here? Bah-ha-ha-ha!
Jay AsherI wanted to tell you everything. And that hurt because some things were too scary. Some things even I didnโt understand. How could I tell someoneโsomeone I was really talking to for the first timeโeverything I was thinking? I couldnโt. It was too soon.
Jay AsherHow can you call it love when it hurt you so badly?" "It was love because it was worth it.
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