Knowing they were in the same city again made the missing him flare up inside her. In her stomach. Why were people always going on and on about the heart? Almost everything Levi happened in Cathโs stomach.
Rainbow RowellCath wished she didn't use the word "just" so much. It was her passive-aggressive tell, like someone who twitched when they were lying.
Rainbow RowellItโs just โฆ everything. There are too many people. And I donโt fit in. I donโt know how to be. Nothing that Iโm good at is the sort of thing that matters there. Being smart doesnโt matterโand being good with words. And when those things do matter, itโs only because people want something from me. Not because they want me.
Rainbow RowellNo, I know,โ Levi said. โBut itโs not you. You donโt push through every moment. You pay attention. You take everything in. I like that about youโI like that better.โ Cath closed her eyes and felt tears catch on her cheeks. โI like your glasses,โ he said. โI like your Simon Snow T-shirts. I like that you donโt smile at everyone, because then, when you smile at me.โฆ Cather.โ He kissed her mouth. โLook at me.โ She did. โI choose you over everyone.
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