I hope,โ he replies softly, โto get to know you again. If you are open to it. There is a fog around you that I would like to clear away.
Marie LuYou're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me." I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are both fools.
Marie LuFew people ever kill for the right reasons, June. Most do it for the wrong reasons. I just hope you never have to be in either category.
Marie LuThen he crouches down behind it, motions for Tess and me to sit down, and begins unbuttoning his vest. I blush scarlet and thank every god in the world for the darkness surrounding us. โIโm not cold and Iโm not bleeding,โ I say to him. โKeep your clothes on.โ The boy looks at me. I wouldโve expected his bright eyes to look dimmer in the night, but instead they seem to reflect the light coming from the windows above us. Heโs amused. โWho said anything about you , sweetheart?
Marie LuYou drive me insane June. You're the scariest, most clever, bravest person I know, and sometimes I can't catch my breath because I'm trying so hard to keep up. There will never be another like you. You realize that, don't you? Billions of people will come and go in this world, but there will never be another like you.
Marie Lu