Of course, sweetie," his mom said. "We'll be here all day. You just come down whenever you want and we love you and you're so so special, Colin, and you can't possibly let this girl make you think otherwise because you are the most magnificent, brilliant boy-" And right then, the most special, magnificent, brilliant boy bolted into his bathroom and puked his guts out. An explosion, sort of.
John GreenI hated hurting him. Most of the time, I could forget about it, but the inexorable truth is this: They might be glad to have me around, but I was the alpha and the omega of my parents' suffering.
John GreenThat's what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the weak, protecting the endangered.
John GreenI love you present tense,โ I whispered, and then put my hand on the middle of his chest and said, โItโs okay, Gus. Itโs okay. It is. Itโs okay, you hear me?โ I hadโand haveโabsolutely no confidence that he could hear me. I leaned forward and kissed his cheek. โOkay,โ I said. โOkay.
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