See for me, itโs immediate. Silence is so freaking loud.' This seemed either deep or deeply oxymoronic. I wasnโt sure which.
Sarah DessenSometimes, you get things right the first time. Others, the second. But the third time, they say, is the charm.
Sarah DessenDon't be a fool. Don't give up something important to hold onto someone who can't even say they love you.
Sarah DessenHey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied
Sarah DessenBut what he didn't understand was that this dreamland was preferable, walking through this life half-sleeping, everything at arm's length or farther away. I understood those mermaids. I didn't care if they sang to me. All I wanted was to block out all the human voices as they called me name again and again, pulling me upward into light, to drown.
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