When I was younger, I would’ve given anything to have a conversation with him, have him take interest in me. But by now, through all our ups and downs, it just felt wrong, like an imposter living inside my dad’s skin.
Tasnimee Makkiihas quoted3 months ago
Of course. Father-daughter time, that mysterious thing.
Tasnimee Makkiihas quoted3 months ago
keeping my gaze trained on my feet, like I was eight years old again and embarrassed to exist.
Ian Romel Mendozahas quoted5 months ago
Your body has a knowing. Like an antenna, attuned to tremors in the air, or a dowsing rod, tracing things so deeply buried you have no language for them yet.
Ian Romel Mendozahas quoted5 months ago
The words cleaved me in half. Mrs. Rush, my favorite teacher—the one I felt surely saw me, recognized I was special—couldn’t remember I existed.
lapujullhas quoted10 months ago
The moment I pulled it out, my hands began to tremble
lapujullhas quoted10 months ago
You are formally invited
namjoons lasttiddiehas quotedlast year
“Like, you’ve got to have a trust fund, right? So what the hell were you doing working at a video store? What were you trying to prove to your mom? To yourself? And why the hell do you live in a low-end apartment complex in Linden?”
How does this girl know where she lives—actually, where she used to live, since Brad has thrown her out?