“His hands fell to my hips, and his fingers dug through my rain-drenched clothes.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I knew why love was always described with eternity. A single minute stretched out for lifetimes.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“It’s alright, kiddo. I’ll love you no matter how you are. No matter if you are gifted or not, your mother and… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Without this flock, I would be worthless. Without the people in this flock, I'd be empty. Without the people who started this… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“When I first met him, he was everything I wanted to be, but over time, he showed me how I wanted to… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I don’t believe that," I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. "I never asked you to.” (Jessica)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I thought that love at first sight was something that was only in cheesy movies and romantic novels until that moment.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we hurt the ones we love, but hurting ourselves to avoid it doesn’t make it better.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I know you better then anyone. You’re practically my son, and I think that it’s the fact that you don’t want to… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“His resonating stare fluttered through my memory, and I shivered. I hadn’t seen kindness in his pupils. I only saw intensity, and,… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Either way, one should love their children, shouldn’t they? After all, children are only duplicates of your own genes. What did these… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“But this girl—She reminded me of what it was like to believe in something. Her hope was naïve, but it was real,… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I was falling in love with her, and she was falling in love with me. It was fated, decided before any of… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“He was acting like our kiss had broken him, and his reaction was breaking me.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Every second of everyday I still love them, and I won’t believe they are dead until I see it for myself.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Without this flock, I would be worthless. Without the people in this flock, I'd be empty. Without the people who started this flock, I'd… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I didn't particularly feel like explaining myself to eighteen bewildered people.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“We had grown into one another somewhere along the way. We were officially a team.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I may be a homeless, old man, but that doesn’t make me worthless.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I leaned against the desk, ran my hand over my father’s paperwork, and picked up a pen. Turning around, I shoved it into my… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“When everything was right, something was bound to go wrong. (Jessica)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I leaned out one last time and caught a snowflake on my tongue. They tasted so good, so pure and so divine, like nothing… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Bad bloods aren't born evil or dangerous. We are taught to be, but only because we have to if we want to survive.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“Don’t trust anybody else—no matter how close you are to them.” (Eric)” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“With the smell so close, the ocean came into view only a few moments later, sometimes peeking between old brick buildings with bright blue… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“I thought that love at first sight was something that was only in cheesy movies and romantic novels until that moment.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
