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.

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

and i walked for hours the mist growing thick and whole the thought of disappaering like that, so simply, made me so happy

Rejection always hurts, but having it come from my best friend was the worst.

My heart and my trust were in the process of collapsing. And that collapse created a vacuum in my chest.

You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.

Everything seemed good, but I knew it had the potential to be awful.