I closed my eyes and rested my head against his chest, wishing sincerely that Rhiannon would get hit by a bus.

Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.

What if the beauty around us is meant as a reminder for the many gifts we have been given and our need to give thanks to them?

And then something truly bizarre happened. I could feel his touch through our eyes. I couldn't look away from him. The girl in front of him seemed to disappear, and all there was in the hallway was him and the sweet, beautiful smell of his blood.

If its got tires or testicles it's going to give you trouble

This time the fluttery feeling in my stomach was more intense. It made the inside of my thighs tingle and my breathing deepen.

We're so special, when you look in the dictionary under short bus, there's a group picture of us,'' Stevie Rae said, sounding weak but definately alive.