“It was days like this when I felt it more than ever: I wasn’t a real human.” — Melanie Cusick-Jones Anger Copy Share Image
“Cassie: What would it cost me if I kissed him? What would it cost me if I didn’t?” — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“And so back to Cassie: who was she? Part of the deception; just a friend or something else…perhaps it was time to… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“Mad – empty – crazy – lost – dying... I was all of these things and nothing as well, because even though… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“Oh! I know what I wanted to tell you – you’ll never guess who Thomas is chasing after now…” Hmmm, never guess… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“I hoped I might still get to spend the afternoon with her, despite my surprise declaration of love and insulting her father.… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“I realized then, that Cassie was going to kiss me. As my eyes found hers, something opened up between us. It was… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“I will not let anything hurt you,” Balik promised. “I will not let anything come between us,” I replied with my own… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“It’s shocking to me that boys are where your thoughts are focused at this time in the morning, so unlike you.” Ami… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“Ambushed by my emotions, I now found myself caught up in an unexpected whirlwind of confusion, embarrassment, hope, and excitement... Was this… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“All of the casual conversation openings I'd been practicing in my head, as I trudged through the basic tasks in the lab,… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“You're not alone anymore. You have me." I couldn't breathe. I couldn't speak. I had been alone for so long with my… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
“You and me,” he echoed, tilting my face up to his. I stared back into his eyes. They were clear of sleep… — Melanie Cusick-Jones Copy Share Image
