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b24e44a
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I'm not quiet because I'm not proving a point. I'm quit because I gave no idea what to say to the emotions tearing me up.
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love
thomas
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Katie McGarry |
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0bae21a
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He's my brother, not by blood, but in the way it counts. We've stood strong on the streets together. There's nothing I wouldn't do for him or Beth
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Katie McGarry |
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12bee13
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I need us to be indestructible. I can't return to cold and alone. Things are complicated. No doubt. But we'll battle through this. We have to. Giving up is not an option. "Me and you," I whisper."
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Katie McGarry |
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488eaf3
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I wanted to go away. It took me not listening for them to listen to me. Sometimes people don't listen until bad things happen. They realize then they should have listen instead of talked. Sometimes people are too busy hearing what they want to hear, seeing what they want to see, they don't care what's real only what they think is real.
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Katie McGarry |
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2764ff6
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My fingers draw up her back and tangle into her hair. she repeats. Our lips crush together, our bodies pressed tight. An inferno of lips and hands and movements that continues to grow in heat. The blanket falls away as Rachel slides her legs so that she straddles me. On the verge of burning up completely, I groan and cling to her small frame. Her hands drift under my shirt, leaving a singeing trail. We've become a wildfire. Almost unstopp..
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want
kiss
undress
rachel-young
isaiah
intimate
never
separate
touch
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Katie McGarry |
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aef75fc
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What is this, Drix?" I whisper. "What is this between us?" "I don't know," he says against by neck. "But I'm not ready to let it go yet."
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Katie McGarry |
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f5d7ef5
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We're stronger together, Drix. I promise we are. Please don't give up on us. Please don't give up on yourself." "I don't know," he says into my hair. "I don't know where to go from here. I don't know how to be the man you deserve when we can't even be seen together in public. I don't know who I am, especially when I'm never going to be anything more than who I was."
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Katie McGarry |
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24615d1
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The point I'm making is that you can choose to look at the tough moments as failures or you can choose to look at them as a bad few minutes in a good day. It's okay to feel sorry for yourself for a few seconds, but then you need to pick yourself up and brush yourself off. If you do that, you never fail.
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hope
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Katie McGarry |
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d02a706
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Echo...I will never leave you.
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Katie McGarry |
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bce7e5a
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Isaiah grabs my hand and leads me away from the police...My heart stutters. He's holding my hand. A guy is holding my hand. Touching it. Like his fingers entwined with mine. I've never held a guy's hand before and it feels good. So good. Warm. Strong. Awesome. And it would only be a million times better if the guy holding my hand liked me.
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romance
isaiah
innocence
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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0cd9899
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An hour ago, I never would have thought that someone like him could be my savior, but he is. What type of person would I be if I left my savior behind. "I'm not leaving you behind."
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saviour
selfless
rachel
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Katie McGarry |
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207f846
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Life shouldn't revolve about being the best, and childhood definitely shouldn't. You should have given me the room to explore who I was without the pressure of succeeding each and every single time.
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Katie McGarry |
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698e1c2
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Her body rocked with silent giggles and my lips turned up. I loved making her happy.
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Katie McGarry |
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2327a42
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I slam my hand into the nearest locker, almost relishing the sting. "Feel better?" A glance across the hallway and I freeze. Doesn't matter how many times I see her in a day, she still manages to take my breath away."
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Katie McGarry |
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e6a6ffe
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I thought loving people was supposed to be easy," he says quietly. "But it's the hardest thing I've done. I wish I knew how to love you right." "I've told you how to love me. You aren't willing to love me how I need to be loved."
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Katie McGarry |
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04c2237
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But by the way Pigpen's eyes are flickering between that piece and me, I might have to stab him in the hand with a fork to get it. "It's mine." He whispers. "Go for it and you're going down." Despite my best intentions, I smile and his eyes shine with the win." --
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violet
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Katie McGarry |
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c797152
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I'm staring and I need to stop, but seeing her inhibits brain function. Girls don't know it, but standing in the presence of beauty impairs guys. At least, it impairs me. Screw it. It's Lila. Lila impairs me.
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Katie McGarry |
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17d989c
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This is one of my favorite moments: the seconds before the kiss. It's like dangling on a ledge with gravity pulling me forward and the wind daring me to let go and fly.
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Katie McGarry |
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2ddcb9a
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Failure is your only enemy. The only way up is to never look down. We succeed because we believe. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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Katie McGarry |
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71ffa74
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Sus hombros nunca se sacudieron. No habia lagrimas corriendo por su rostro. El peor tipo de llanto no era el que todos podian ver, el llanto en las esquinas, el desgarro en la ropa. No. Lo peor sucedia cuando su alma lloraba y no importaba lo que hiciese, no habia manera de consolarla.
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Katie McGarry |
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07f0370
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She pulled away from me, leaving my body cold after experiencing her warmth.
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Katie McGarry |
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9a4af14
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I could have done so many things and I didn't. Why am I such a screwup?
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Katie McGarry |
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6f64d8b
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Breathing became a painful chore. Her lips turned down while her warm fingers caressed my cheek. That touch typically brought me to knees, but now it cut me open.
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Katie McGarry |
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aff4d34
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The offers of friendship, the smiles, the nice words - all games. Deep down I always knew it, but part of me hoped for more. I allowed hope. Stupid Beth making another stupid mistake. Story of my life.
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Katie McGarry |
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3b4c14e
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To my horror, tears pricked my eyes and my throat swelled shut. "No, you 're not pulling this sacrificial bullshit on me. I love you and you love me and we 're supposed to be together."
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Katie McGarry |
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72d68db
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Echo." Too late. Brainless swept into the foyer."
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Katie McGarry |
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3671ac0
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She pushed off her toes toward me, guiding my head down, and gently kissed my lips. No. This wouldn't be goudbye. I'd fill her up and make her realize she'd always be empty without me.
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Katie McGarry |
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845176d
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I hear laughter and suck in a breath when I realize it's mine ... and his. Together. It sounds nice. Kind of like music.
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Katie McGarry |
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8bd2e75
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At some point, someone held and loved us, but somewhere along the way, it all got screwed up.
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Katie McGarry |
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2ebb9d4
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There's more to her, I know there is. I saw it in her eyes when she laughed with me in the Jeep. Felt it in her touch as we danced.
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Katie McGarry |
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108246e
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Everyone says the same thing: Breanna's smart, she's quiet. On the inside. I'm not at all quiet. Most of the time, I'm screaming.
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Katie McGarry |
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a2a379c
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Sup, man," said Rico Vega, joining me in the back of Spanish class. "'Sup," I answered. "How can they let you take Spanish when that's what you speak half the damn time?" "Why they let a bunch of gueros take English? You gringos gotta be stupid if you ain't got it down in eighteen years."
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Katie McGarry |
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1eb5d9a
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Dad had attention issues and Ms. Scarecrow Brain wouldn't notice a flying monkey if it smacked her in the face.
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Katie McGarry |
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1e3e345
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Ya he perdido un pedazo de mi mente. No puedo confiarle a usted lo que queda
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Katie McGarry |
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9e7516b
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I think I know what will help you chill." The way his eyes devoured me hinted I shouldn't take the bait, but I did anyhow. "And what would that be?" Noah pressed his body into mine, pushing me against the lockers. "Kissing." I held my books close to my chest and fought the urge to drop them and pull him close. But that would only encourage his behavior, and good God, bring on his fantastic kissing. Fantastic or not, kissing in public would ..
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kissing
janitor-closet
echo-emerson
noah-hutchins
control
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Katie McGarry |
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347da29
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He raises his hand to my face again and I allow the touch. His fingers slide along my jawline and the warmth of his caresses radiates past my skin and into my bloodstream. Pleasing goose bumps rise on my neck. he asks. My ears ring with the staccato thrum, thrum, thrum of my heart. Holy crap, I can't believe this is happening to me. The words tumble out of my mouth without thought. That's not true. Actually, they tumble out with a lot of..
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don-t-care
rachel-young
isaiah
intimate
swear
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Katie McGarry |
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e471f6d
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Thomas make it easy to cave to temptation with his golden - blond hair, muscle from head to toe and sexy brooding expression a few girls have written about in poems.
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love
brenna
thomas
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Katie McGarry |
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00f8089
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The entire room turns and stares. There's no doubt what they see--ripped jeans, a black T-shirt, tattoos and earrings. I don't care what they see. All I care about is what she sees: a person unwelcomed or the guy she loves. A tear flows down her face, and the hand wrapped at her waist tells me she's paralyzed. In a long gold ball gown that's more skirt than dress, Rachel is truly the angel I believe her to be. A man in a tuxedo stands. I ..
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love
rachel-young
stare
isaiah
appearance
help
unwelcome
tears
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Katie McGarry |
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cf9d9a3
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Zach finally acknowledges me when my elbow smacks against his side as I shove my way between him and Rachel. He straightens and mumbles so only I can hear, I mutter. Zach smirks. Rachel asks. I say. She blinks as if she just woke up. I step aside so Rachel can exit the driver's seat. Because Rachel is every guy's fantasy, Zach begs her to stay: she should see the engine, she can ride in his car, she can drive his car. Each of his att..
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lure
rachel-young
back-off
isaiah
hard-on
stay
zach
beg
cars
kill
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Katie McGarry |
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bdd4b9a
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Her laughter sounded like music. No one but Isaiah and Beth teased me. People ran from me. Yet this little nymph thoroughly enjoyed this game. She laughed so loudly, she slapped a hand over her mouth, yet the giggles escaped.
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foreplay
noah-hutchins
missionaries
tease
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Katie McGarry |
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ef81a01
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Alexander shifted in my arms. God, he was so small, and from the giddy looks on my father's and Ashley's faces, they already worshiped him. We all started off this way, small little bundles of joy. Me, Aires, Noah, Lila, Isaiah, and even Beth. At some point, someone held and loved us, but somewhere along the way, it all got screwed up.
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life
pushing-the-limits
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Katie McGarry |
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d08b72b
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Echo, kissing you for the rest of my life would be good enough, and you need to get these fucked-up thoughts out of your brain. I'm scared of making love to you because you're too good for me. I'm terrified that after I share this with you, you'll realize the mistake, and I can't take that. Not from you.
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kissing
noah-hutchins
making-love
scared
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Katie McGarry |
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09d0f0f
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It's what I've been trained to do. It's what's expected of me. To be responsible. To follow the rules. To make logical decisions and to use this precious brain, but Razor's teaching me there's more to me than logic- there's also a ton of passion.
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Katie McGarry |
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8c663eb
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Depth perception and beer obviously weren't related.
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humor
depth-perception
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Katie McGarry |