Instinct tells me to go to Hannah's, but she doesn't live there anymore and that's when I realize the major difference between my mother and Hannah. My mother deserted me at the 7-Eleven, hundred of kilometers away from home. Hannah, however, did the unforgivable. She deserted me in our own backyard.
Melina MarchettaIf I did something to hurt Frankie and she said that I was never getting near her heart again, Iโd spent the rest of my life trying anyway. Thatโs the difference between you and me, Tom. Iโd go back to the moment it all fell apart and Iโd start there.
Melina MarchettaShe gently placed his hand against the beating pulse of her heart. Always, always it beat out of control, and he held his hand to it until he felt it perfectly match his.
Melina Marchetta