But I trusted him once and I decide to do it again. I just pray to God he doesn’t shove me down and break me, because I’m already in too many pieces and I just don’t know how much more breaking I can take.

I love you, Ella May and nothing will ever change that. You can push me away -run away – and I will still love you.

Always ask for the truth. Just make sure the time is right.

It's what's buried deep inside that frightens me because it's broken, like a shattered mirror.

So she searches for light, only to realize it's in her, like an ember equipped to ignite.

He laughs, sucking his lip ring into his mouth. "I promise I'll go easy on you." A naughty feeling dances inside me. "What if I don't want you to go easy on me?

I'll always be with you, inside and out," she reads. "Through hard times and helpless ones, through love, through doubt.