Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you're young. But you can't let money erode your principles or you'll wind up with nothing.

Was it so much to ask just to be left alone?

As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me, and in the end my choice is to hop back on or get left in the dust.

I wipe away my tears and nod, because the pain in my leg is nothing compare to the one in my heart.

...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.

I miss school. What’s wrong with me?