Echoes Between Us

“I’m not the type who gossips. There’s enough people in our town who like to say mean things so I figure no one needs my help in that department.”

“I promise I won’t bake her into cookies,” Veronica says in a flat tone, and my shoulders drop with the reminder of how much of a jerk I am. “I already had a few Girl Scouts for dinner so I’m good for a few weeks.”

Sawyer Sutherland is known for playing it close to the edge in the search for a good time. In this instance, karma bit him in his cute butt.

But because I like to make life interesting … “What if it’s a façade and there’s really a rebel hiding underneath?”

“Fantastic.” Sarcasm in full effect. “I’m so happy he’s feeling at home.”

“It’s bad enough Sutherland is moving into your house, but now it appears he’s invading your mountain.”

The only reason people come to live in this small town is to hide or to die

There aren’t many of us new people in town, so I’ve always been curious which reason brought Sawyer Sutherland to this forsaken land. Is he here because he’s hiding or dying?

Что бы ты мне ни сказал, это выяснится потом. Но сегодня мне нужно, чтобы ты просто поцеловал меня.

Любовные отношения как стадо быков, которое разрывает людей вокруг пары на части.

I can get an A in math with my eyes closed and earbuds in tight,but reading is like being air-dropped into the middle of Japan and expected to be fluent day one.

Leo could fit in if he wanted. In fact,he used to fit in,but literally one day,out of nowhere in the middle school he moved from a lunch table overflowing with people to sitting at the loner table across from me. My life changed then. For the better and I'm grateful.

You are one of the kind,V. You deserve better than to put yourself out there for the unoriginal, and that kid is as unoriginal as a blank sheet of paper. He won't get you,and if you try to be friends with him,he'll make your life a living hell by being nice to your face than talking crap about you behind your back. That's how his group of friends work.

Nazareth and I are kindered spirits in that way. Neither of us would ever change who we are into a fruitless quest  for more friends. We're content being ourselves.

A girl like me. Translation - misfit. Misfit suggests I don't fit in anywhere. I do fit in. I just don't fit in easily with other people and that's okay because I fit in fine with me.

звёзды надо мной - моё одеяло.

– Люди ездят по этому мосту на машинах, которые весят полтонны.
– Люди также принимают наркотики, но я не советую этого делать.

The best. Life altering. I turn back to the computer and speak the last line: Now, I am definitely a believer.

Carry me. He’s carried me for months. To and from the bathroom, up and down the stairs. To and from the car for appointments. I’m tired of being carried. I’m ready to live.