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41 " See" Kayla links her arm through mine, leaving Blake to jostle and race the other guys. "I tell them I can handle my own stuff, but it's like a mark of pride or something. I'm surprised Blake doesn't just hoist me over his shoulder and try to carry me, too!"I laugh, starting to relax. "Is it bad I can actually picture that? "
― Abby McDonald , Getting Over Garrett Delaney
42 " It's the habit that gets you. "
43 " You’re not in love with me, not really, you just love the way I always made you feel. Like you were the centre of my world. Because you were. I would have done anything for you. "
44 " I tell them I can handle my own stuff, but it's like a mark of pride or something. I'm surprised Blake doesn't just hoist me over his shoulder and try to carry me too! "
45 " Denial: the ultimate coping tactic. "
46 " Fine,” I tell them. “I’ll come. It could be fun.” “Famous last words.” LuAnn laughs. "
47 " I don’t do sports!” I explain. “I’ve always been more into the stationary arts. Sitting. Reading. Napping. "
48 " But no matter which way I look at everything, I can’t get past this strange contradiction that seems to lurk behind everything we do. Because no matter what, or who, we end up choosing, all of us feel like we’ve failed somehow. "
49 " molding myself around him without even realizing because I’m so desperate for that connection "
50 " Love isn’t pain. Heartbreak isn’t noble or romantic. "
51 " They live their lives, and in the end, I have to choose to live mine, no matter how much I care. "