The sad truth is, they should never trust me.
Girls scare me more than boys. Boys are cruel. Girls are mean.
Everyone's a liar. Everyone I've ever known.
I close my eyes and black out the day. The exhaustion of living through it, surviving.
I'm sorry you don't get it, Mom. Sometimes I don't get why I do the things I do. I just know I wake up every morning and wish I was dead.
Is that all I am? A friend?" "Of course not," I say. "I love you." "Am I the only one?" she asks. "Yes. Completely." First, last, and always.