I'd just stepped out of the kiddie pool and into the deep end, with no floaties. And drowning was not an option.
Rachel VincentHe took both of my hands, twisting to face me more fully on the flattened box beneath us, and again the colors in his irises seemed to pulse with my heartbeat.
Rachel VincentYou should be careful, tossing descriptors like that around in a situation like this. My โproblemโ isnโt little. Unless youโre drawing some pretty wild comparisons. Please tell me youโre not drawing wild comparisons. Or blood-relative comparisons.
Rachel VincentEven before the withdrawal sets in, you'll do anything to get that feeling back, because as long as it lasts, nothing's wrong. It doesn't matter if you forget something, or lose something. Or if you fail someone. Nothing's wrong and everything feels good, and you never want it to end.
Rachel VincentI mean, creatures who only exist in the dark don't know they're missing the sun, right? But once you've seen the sun. Once you've seen it light up the world ... once you've felt its heat all around you ... inside you ..." He clutched his own chest, and my heart cracked open. "Its hard to live in the dark after the sun dies.
Rachel Vincent