He wiped away the tears, tenderly, and I forgot to weep as he told me silently everything I always wanted to hear.
Lilith SaintcrowI sensed him leaning forward. It's weird to feel someone's attention on you that way, like you're the only thing in the world they're listening to. Most of the time people are distracted, or just thinking about what they're going to say next.
Lilith SaintcrowCome take a look at one of the oldest human urges- religion. After all, the only thing that makes us screwier is sex.
Lilith SaintcrowPeople donโt really want to know anything about you. They just want you to fit into their little predetermined slots. They decide what you are in the first two seconds, and they only get nervous or upset if you donโt live up to their snap judgments.
Lilith SaintcrowI pulled in a soft breath. My lungs were starving, crying out for air. I lay still, and a cough tickled at the back of my throat. It always happens when you're hiding, a cough, a sneeze, something. It's stupid. The body decides to screw around with you, even though it knows being quiet is the only way it's going to go on living.
Lilith Saintcrow