You asked me to go out with you. I know you probably changed your mind. But you should know, the answer was yes. It's always been yes when it comes to you.
Sarah DessenIf you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's enough - more than enough, even - just to be there.
Sarah DessenSo this had been all I wanted, a boy who understood how I felt. Now, though, I sometimes wished for more.
Sarah DessenWhy don't you ever wait a second and see what I'm planning, or thinking, before you burst in with your opinions and ideas? You never even give me a chance.
Sarah DessenSo I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride.
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