Meet Me at the Lake

“I don’t want to be an escape. I want to be the reality.”

“He says my name like no one else, like it means so much more than a name.”

“I was letting life happen to me.”

“it feels so easy and right. But summer doesn’t last forever.”

“I always wanted more than Maggie could give, but I figure I’m lucky I got as much of her as I did”

“I could feel my heart racing, like it was trying to break through my ribs and reach out to his. I know you, each thump said. You’re like me.”

“And when I felt the cold trickle of my future running down my neck, I put on my headphones and I went for a walk.”

“My heart’s too big to let go.”

“I think one day you’ll find your heart’s too big for just you.”