I throw him two bones: a smile and a nod. Both lies.

But she never just accepted me for the way I was.

What's the point of living if you don't belong anywhere?

What can happen in a few minutes changes you forever.

But I'm no hero. I had to keep my dirty little secret. The worst sin I committed was holding it in; letting the secret blacken me.

I knew right then and there nothing was ever going to change. It wouldn't matter if I was tall or short or fat or thin or absent every day. I was a loser from birth.

You won't know until it's over. You won't find me in time.