“I was investing more and more of myself into an outcome I couldn’t predict and would very likely be disappointed by. But for me there was no other option.” — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Watching Joel sip his iced tea and listen to stories of my childhood, the ones my mom told at all of the family gatherings,… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“''I froze. Like an idiot I froze. He was staring right at me. (...) He wore an innocent and mesmerizing smile directed right at… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Can I make you some breakfast? Do you like your eggs sunny side up?” “I’m going to start feeling spoiled if you keep up… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“I knew that she couldn’t hear me if she was there. But the sound was enough to grab me, to hold me to hope,… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“So, how is it that you don’t have a girlfriend?” I asked boldly. Joel shrugged. “Have you ever had a girlfriend?” There was no… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Makes sense," Cal said. "A bike needs to be taken care of just like a woman. Treat her right and she'll bring you happiness… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“The thirst we shared for one another made it clear that the distraction would only come from deprivation. Charlotte was always on my mind.… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“In her remorse, she was also willing to admit that she was sad for another reason. She no longer had a reason to see… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“The longer I looked into his eyes the more I felt that he was leading me down a road that I was determined not… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Pulling her eyes away, she figured it was best to keep such questions to herself. “You could have just, you know, asked me out… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Lying in bed that morning after a long and frantic run home, the door dead bolted, chained, and a chair hooked under the knob… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Friends, I told myself. We could be friends. Friends held hands all the time, and I hadn’t given up hope that maybe he could… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“All these years... I was the silent and ever present figure in your life... but you. You've always been the meaning of mine.” — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Maintaining a safe distance, she practiced extreme caution as they headed further and further away from the center of the city. She tried to… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
“Turning the corner, she saw the dark figure of a man, John, pushed up against the side of his bed cast in the light… — Shawn Kirsten Maravel Copy Share Image
