One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.

I don't play games with people's lives like you do.

I find myself daydreaming about him when I wake up in the morning, in school when something reminds me of him, and when I fall asleep at night

He may be out of my life physically, but he'll always be a part of me. I can't let go even if I wanted to.

I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.

Love isn't about honesty. It's about protecting the people you love from things that will hurt them.

Say it again,” he says. “That whole drawn-out speech?” I remember something about a solar system, but I’m too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. “No. The part about you fallin’ for me.