My grandfather stood beside me and looked across the street, too. "No, Bryce," he said softly. "She's the same as she's always been; you're the one who's changed." He clapped his hand on my shoulder and whispered, "And son, from here on out, you'll never be the same again.
Wendelin Van DraanenSurely, I thought, a few bushes and some dilapidated wood couldn't stop someone's best and brightest blessing! Surely not!
Wendelin Van DraanenIt was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!
Wendelin Van DraanenMy heart stopped. It just stopped beating. And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling. You know, like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you, all inside you, and you're floating. Floating in midair. And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person's eyes. They're connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world swirls and twirls and falls completely away.
Wendelin Van Draanen