Somewhere in the endless spinning of eternity that one, tiny, fraction of a second where our lips met is lost forever.

All this time, I thought we were growing apart because I was leaving Lena behind. But really it was the reverse. She was learning to lie. She was learning to love.

The first one, we’ll name Blue.

There's that confidence again, that semi-infuriating easiness of his, the tilt of his head and the smile. but today it's not infuriating. Today I like it, feel like it's somehow rubbing off on me, like if I was around him enough I would never feel awkward or frightened or insecure.

I'm starved for different light, a different sun,different sky.

A string of bright white buildinh, glistening like teeth over the slurping mouth of the ocean.

I didn't realize then what a privilege that was: to be bored with your best friend; to have time to waste.