I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

Too many locks, not enough keys.

I was so scared about being discovered, but nobody came. Nobody heard. In my own ears, though, my sobs sounded primal and scary, like something I would have turned off if I'd been able to.

funny how a beautiful song could tell such a sad story

Everything looks different when you're older, not staring up at the world but down upon it.

He doesn’t love me. He might still love me as I was at fifteen, when I didn’t know any better. When I trusted everyone. I’m not that person any more. He’s just a boy. He was the first to really hurt me, but he’s just a boy. There were a lot of them.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.