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People don't care what really happened--the truth--they care about what makes them feel better, what puts them higher on the scorecard than someone else--even if it's a lie.
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Katie McGarry |
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I don't know who I am anymore, but I do know I don't want to be this girl. I just want to be me. But according to Sean, I don't get what I want unless I compromise, and I don't want to compromise.
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Katie McGarry |
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Taking what was the most raw and broken inside us and offering it to the other as a show of what we can't heal on our own. It's the most simple and heartbreaking of vulnerabilities...to admit that you need someone else.
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Katie McGarry |
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They need a moment together and, having nothing but time, I sit on the top step and wonder if I'll find someone who will understand and accept this life like my mother.
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Katie McGarry |
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830cd1d
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Were' is a son-of-a-bitch word.
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Katie McGarry |
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c5e141f
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I inhale his dark scent, and I have the overwhelming feeling of coming home
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Katie McGarry |
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8d61cd1
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Where's your sister?" Chevy asks like he doesn't care about the answer, but unfortunately, he does."
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Katie McGarry |
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653712f
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Not when everything inside me is so twisted it hurts to breathe
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Katie McGarry |
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a8809a1
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People who live in the luxury of a steady paycheck and food in their bellies get too caught up in right and wrong, moral and immoral, good and bad, heroes and villains, even truth and lies. As if we're all either one or the other. As if we all have a choice. As if I have a choice. But I don't believe in choices. I believe in survival.
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good-and-evil
right-or-wrong
survival
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Katie McGarry |
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d1941d2
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Hate the sin, not the sinner, isn't that what good people say? Or are you asking yourself at what point does the sin overtake the sinner?
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sinner
sin
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Katie McGarry |
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711d4e6
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I lick my lips as his teeth nibble on my earlobe. Between my muscles melting under his touch, my blood tingling with the teasing of my ear and the way my foot rubs against his calf, my thoughts become hazy. My shirt rides up and Isaiah rubs his thumb in small circles on the bare skin of my stomach. The sensation causes me to arch my back and Isaiah groans as I kiss his neck. I like these feelings. Actually, I more than like them. They're ad..
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rachel-young
isaiah
touch
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Katie McGarry |
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3633dae
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There are lies in life we accept. Whether it's for the sake of ignorance, bliss or, in my case, survival, we all make our choices.
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Katie McGarry |
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We're human, and we're built to make mistakes. Success isn't making the right choice every time. Success is trying again after you've failed.
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Katie McGarry |
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The little girl I used to be, the one with blond hair, died years ago and I hate thinking about her. She was nice. She was happy. She was ... not someone I want to remember.
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Katie McGarry |
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Where the hell is your guard?" She shouts. Damn if she doesn't sound like Haley. "I'm tired." "Do I look like I care? You're getting the hell pounded out of you. If you want to tap out, then tap out, but don't stand there and let him win."
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gym-feud
kickboxing
mats
muay-thai
muay-thai-for-women
tap-out
ufc
cage
guard
mma
gym
training
fighting
ya
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Katie McGarry |
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Noah - his hair hiding his eyes, keeping the world from seeing his soul. Isaiah - a sleeve of beautiful tattoos that frightens the normal and entices the free. Me - the poet in my mind when I'm high.
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Katie McGarry |
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cf3b09e
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Pigpen passes the pan of lasagna in Chevy's direction and he takes two squares for himself, the deposits the corner piece on my plate. I smirk at Pigpen and he scowls back at me.
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violet
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Katie McGarry |
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a87c712
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The moment my lips found her body, we quickly became an erupting volcano. Hot and fast. Very fast. Fast enough that I would have given her my virginity.
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Katie McGarry |
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I don't like how he holds on to her and don't like how long he's holding. That doesn't look like brotherly love to me. I stare at his girl. Why is she so damned happy to see her guy hugging someone else?
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Katie McGarry |
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82df585
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I'd love to kiss her right now. Not the type of kiss that makes her body come alive. The type of kiss that shows her how much I care--the type that involves my soul.
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Katie McGarry |
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86a7f42
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The words scare her. She's scared of love.
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Katie McGarry |
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3a57755
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Which is great, since my English teacher hates late students like I hate riding my motorcycle in forty-degree weather while it rains.
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ms-whitlock
pigpen
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Katie McGarry |
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cb5c4a2
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The sky was red," she whispers."Yeah".It was possibly the most beautiful sunset I've seen."
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Katie McGarry |
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I clutched the armrest when she gunned the engine on the freeway and cut off a minivan. "That big red shiny thing inches from you was another vehicle."
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Katie McGarry |
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d91beff
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Pigpen pushes off the wall. "Won't be far." Which means he'll be outside the door, standing guard."
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pigpen
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Katie McGarry |
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d7f411d
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My legs have the strength of mashed potatoes. I'm cold and clammy and my stomach churns like I vomited. That's because I did, in the viewing room, and I discovered that yellow bile does not blend well with red velvet industrial carpeting. My crowning achievement in overreaction.
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Katie McGarry |
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507be83
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Isaiah pushes off his car and invades my personal space. His dark scent envelops me and my heart literally trips several times as it tries to continue to beat. Even though he doesn't touch me, it's like Isaiah is everywhere. Only centimeters separate us, but his warmth surrounds me like a bubble. I have to force myself to lift my chin to look at him. His gray eyes soften, and there's this playful aura to him, accompanied by a devious tilt o..
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rachel-young
playful
isaiah
intimate
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Katie McGarry |
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81e1961
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I'M BUYING YOU A COAT." And I meant it. I opened the car door and slung my leather jacket around her shoulders. "It's February. Why don't you ever have a damn jacket on?" Echo slid her arms through my coat, closing her eyes as she inhaled. When she finaly opened them, she fluttered her eyelashes, giving me a look of pure seduction. "Maybe I like wearing yours instead."
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Katie McGarry |
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Echo, you look..." He let his eyes wander down my body and then slowly back up. A wicked grin spread across his face. "Appetizing." "Like a chicken wing appetizing or succulent hamburger appetizing?"
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Katie McGarry |
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a2393e9
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If I fall in, I'm going to drown. The weights upon me are too heavy to stay afloat. My only option is to sink.
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Katie McGarry |
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df0c5f2
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He follows the curve as if he's an artist.
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think-about
isaiah
smile
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Katie McGarry |
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It's the people who smile at you during the day while plunging a knife in your back that are the monsters.
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Katie McGarry |
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9e65682
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like my brain cells. I find they come in handy when I...oh, I don't know...think.
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Katie McGarry |
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I like my brain cells. I find they come in handy when I...oh, I don't know...think.
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Katie McGarry |
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Pigpen rounds to face the crowd. Like a lot of brothers in the club, he's ex-military. The voice of the six-two, massive former Army Ranger rumbles against the walls. "If you ain't a brother, clear out!"
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pigpen
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Katie McGarry |
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Isaiah lazily yet deliberately tilts his head as he stares into my eyes. My entire body hums and a fuzzy sensation fills my head, making it hard to focus. My mouth opens then closes. And as he slowly bends down, my tongue quickly licks my dry lips. I hope I'm doing this right. I want to do this right. Isaiah slips his hand from my chin to cradle my head. His fingers tunnel through my hair, making the back of my neck tingle with anticipation..
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kissing
rachel-young
isaiah
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Katie McGarry |
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e9fa481
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I smell it again, his scent. The calming aroma. The one that's become my new favorite. I take a deeper breath.
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rachel-young
isaiah
smell
scent
favorite
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Katie McGarry |
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ec98fba
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Get in or you'll miss the fun." Fun? I slid into the seat. The engine purred to life. She floored the accelerator and the car jerked forward. She took a hard right and the tires screeched when she pulled out onto the main road. I gripped the armrest. "Who the f*ck gave you your license?" "Watch your language, Noah, and the state of Kentucky. Why did you miss your appointment?" I loved fast driving. Isaiah and I had drag raced all last summe..
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license
mrs-collins
noah
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Katie McGarry |
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7b7ef35
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In this case, two wrongs made a major right.
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Katie McGarry |
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5879f6a
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This is what happens when you believe in hope. Karma comes around to destroy it.
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Katie McGarry |
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ba2c2dc
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If you're looking for fast driving there's a dragway in the southwestern part of the county. It opens next week." "Do you race there?" he asks. "Yes." And I plan on spending a lot of time there over the next six weeks. "Isaiah." Beth attempts to step in between us, but Logan angles himself so that she can't. "That's not why I brought him here." An insane glint strikes the guy's eyes and all of a sudden, I feel a connection to him. A twitch ..
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isaiah
logan
speed
shit
car
race
no
crazy
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Katie McGarry |
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e3d7d4b
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You love me?" she says. "I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember. I don't remember not loving you." It's always been there - as easy and beautiful as the sun rising in the morning."
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Katie McGarry |
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3d195e5
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The senior class already nominated Beth for homecoming court and Ryan is dating her.' I become a rock. This isn't how I wanted my parents to find out.
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Katie McGarry |
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c9bd7dd
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Chris reveres her as his own religion.
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lacey
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Katie McGarry |