She did not need to fold into herself and self-destruct. Those awful things are survivable, because we are as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be. When adults say, "Teenagers think the hate invincible," with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken.

He wanted to draw out the moment before the moment- because as good as kissing feels, nothing feels as good as the anticipation of it.

Because it's kind of great, being an idea that everybody likes. But I could never be the idea to myself, not all the way.

This is so much fun, but I’m so sleepy. To be continued?

You're awfully philosophical for a girl that just got busted.

I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.

Whatever, bro. We both had a long day. Too much drama. I'll TTYS." I wanted to ridicule him for using chatspeak IRL, but I found myself lacking the energy.