" He was fine, older, and mostly nice to me. At least, I convinced myself he was nice. And most important, he wanted me.

He could have sex with any girl, but I was the one he was after. Even thinking about it now I get a little twisted up inside. So much of my decision to have sex had more to do with being chosen than it did with any actual sexual attraction. "

― Elizabeth Acevedo , With the Fire on High