Нет на этом свете ничего скучнее предсказуемости.
Several minutes pass in which we say nothing. Then Sam, out of nowhere, says, "We`re friends, right?"
It`s another of her nesting doll questions. To answer one is to answer them all.
"Of course," I say.
"Good," she says. "That`s good, Quinn. I mean, imagine what it would be like if we weren`t."
I try to read the expression on her face. It`s a blank. A void.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I know so much about you now," she says quietly. "The things you`re capable of. The things you`ve actually done. If we weren`t friends, there`s so much I could use against you."
My hands tense within hers. I fight the urge to pull them away and run from the room, fingernails half-painted and streaked with black. Instead, i gaze at her sweetly, hoping she`ll think it`s sincere.
"That`ll never happen," I say. "We`re friends for life."
I look out the window, the night sky and plane`s interior lights turning it onto an oval mirror. I barely recognize the reflection staring back at me.
I can`t remember the last time I did.
"Quincy," he says again, blood bubbling at the back of his throat.
I give a single nod, making sure he sees it before his eyes roll back in his head. I want him to know that I`m more than a survivor, more than the fighter he always imagined me to be.
I`m his creation, forged from blood and pain and the cold steel of a blade.
I`m a fucking Final Girl.
- Выбирай, - говорит Джона, поднимая стаканчики, - чёрный или с сахаром и сливками?
- С сахаром и сливками. Желательно внутривенно.
I was friendly but friendless. Approachable yet purposefully aloof. I saw no point in getting too close with anyone.
Случается всякое. Жизнь - отстой. Порой кто-то не может справиться и решает уйти. И как бы печально это ни было, такое случается сплошь и рядом.
Когда добиваешься желаемого, это придает энергии – даже если это стыд.
Случившегося не изменить. В твоей власти лишь контролировать отношение к этим событиям.
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