Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother.

Would I cheat to save my soul? No. But to save my G.P.A.? Yes.

I'm all she's got and if I don't make it this time . . ." You'll pass through the light. A ribbon of guilt twists my stomach. I'm all Kim and Chip have too. But the difference is, they'll be better off without me.

Who will see you through the darkness? "Me," I key in the answer. "I'll find my own way.

Year after year. "Please don't make me go [to school]" "You have to go," Kim would say. "It's a new school, make a new start." "Sticks and stones." from Chip. Words will only kill you.

They didn't guarantee you'd come out a whole person.

No one else knows I'm alive, which means they won't notice when I'm gone.