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1 " Decades can pass,You can move countries,Wars can be fought,People can die,People can change,But the stars stay the same.They stay constant,They are really the only reliable things in life "
― , Saving Elliot
2 " He smiled but it was a sad smile. Bittersweet as if he had skipped to the last page of a book and didn't know what to make of the ending. "
3 " My first thought when I met you," he said, "I thought you had the bluest eyes I'd ever seen."The world spun and Elliot was the only still thing anchoring me and keeping me from falling off. I swallowed, my fingers still wrapped around his bicep and our eyes locked together."My turn," he said, his voice low, "What's your favorite color?""Green," I said. It was a miracle I could even speak. "What's yours?"His eyes didn't leave mine. "Blue. "
4 " My first thought when I met you," he said, "I thought you had the bluest eyes I'd ever seen. The world spun and Elliot was the only still thing anchoring me and keeping me from falling off. I swallowed, my fingers still wrapped around his bicep and our eyes locked together. "My turn," he said, his voice low, "What's your favorite color?" "Green," I said. It was a miracle I could even speak. "What's yours?" His eyes didn't leave mine. "Blue. "
5 " Maybe, Elliot was right. Maybe, everyone couldn't be saved but some people didn't need saving. They could do it themselves. "
6 " ...and that was it. My vision of home had changed." I swallowed, "into what?" "You," he said. "
7 " He grinned then, so wide and brilliant, I stopped dancing and just stared. Again, like an idiot. The grin turned into a laugh and his eyes crinkled in the corners and I understood why Paris waged war for Helen. "
8 " I didn't think you'd like romantic movies, pegged as you more of an action kind of girl. "I'm every kind of girl, Fintry "
9 " I didn't think you'd like romantic movies, pegged as you more of an action kind of girl. I'm every kind of girl, Fintry. "
10 " I didn't think you'd like romantic movies, pegged as you more of an action kind of girl.""I'm every kind of girl, Fintry. "
11 " It was obvious his mind was elsewhere. Elliot always elsewhere. I wondered if I would ever find him. "