He laughed. I suddenly wanted to laugh, to laugh with him, to sit here, or maybe outside in the rain, and just laugh with him. But I couldn’t. I couldn’t even smile.

Some dogs act like people and some people act like dogs.

These are the pieces of my youth, the small secrets and the not-so-great expectations that defined my coming of age.

You lose yourself trying to hold on to someone who doesn't care about losing you

I’m afraid I’ll be a book that no one reads. Music that no one listens to anymore. I’m afraid I’ll be abandoned like a movie playing in an empty theater.

He laughed. I suddenly wanted to laugh, to laugh with him, to sit here, or maybe outside in the rain, and just laugh with him. But I couldn’t. I couldn’t even smile.

Even a falling star still shines.