I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line.

I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him

You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

A painting is more than the sum of its parts

I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things always seem to play out. I get blamed, while con-artist kids like Venus, and Camille, and Gemma get believed. But the rescue lady noticed. In the background, just observing, she noticed.

I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about.