So I let my shame own me, kill me, wilt me away into a thousand dead flakes, knowing if I kept it all in, she would never have to learn the dirtiness that was forever inside me--the bad, the ugly, the twisted. She could go on living her life happy, just like she deserved.

You think that just because you left, it would change how I feel? Well, guess what? You're wrong. I can't help how I feel. I'm still in-

Even though I knew she wasn't going to jump, seeing her standing on the ledge made me realize that I want and need her in my life forever. She challenges me, pushes me, and pisses me off, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Its's just that... this is the realest thing I've had in a long time and it scares me a bit.

That's because you loved me. You just didn't know it yet." "You didn't know it either. You were just as blind as me.

I've never walked home wearing just a pink robe and a pair of slippers.

I look into his eyes, no longer afraid what's in them, but afriad I'll lose what they carry.