I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.

That okay. I'll go find somewhere else to sleep." Her fingers wrap around my arm. "You don't have to go anywhere. I feel safe with you.

You can't just change who you are on the outside and expect it to change who you are on the inside.

That’s you. Callie, you’re the only person that’s ever made me feel happy about anything. That night you saved me, you changed something in me—you made me want to live.

How am I supposed to move forward in life when everything important to me is motionless?

I can handle scars, especially one's on the outside.

Stay here, baby … Trust me, okay? Don’t run.