Holly Riordan

I know it’s only a matter of time until I crack and contact you. Until I break my streak of acting like you’re a stranger.

It looked like blood, except it was the wrong color. Too thick. It almost felt like the slime we used to play with as kids. The kind that stuck to the wall and crawled its way down.

I find something to complain about, even when my life is going well. Even when the only complaints I have are about petty little things, things that most people would call me crazy for even noticing.

You’re always counting down. You keep track of the days until vacation. The hours until you can climb back into bed. The minutes left until the show you’re watching is over. You keep looking at the clock and calendar instead of enjoying what’s right in front of you.

She’s too smart to deal with mixed signals and men that go MIA.

Liking you hurts. It hurts when you take too long to text back. It hurts when you say you’re too busy to see her. It hurts when you put other people first.

Virgo: You would freak out and beg one of your most trusted friends to come rescue you, to tell you what to do next.

Whenever you get excited about a date, he either cancels on you or ends up having a fight with you that ruins the memory of the night. Something always goes wrong.

“The first person wheeled in… just didn’t seem to have a head. There was this bloody mass at the top of his neck but it didn’t look human.”

“That’s when I saw it. A skull floating in the water with just the eye sockets and part of the nasal cavity sitting there in the water looking right at me about 50 feet away. An immediate sense of dread took me. It was the most scared I’d ever been in my life. Then an even worse feeling took over — calmness and the sudden urge to jump in the water.”

Putting in effort means going out of his way to spend time with you. It’s not texting you when it’s convenient. It’s not asking you to come over at the last second when he’s bored and the rest of his friends are busy.

She wants something real. She’s ready for grocery shopping dates and his and her towels and board game nights with other couples. She’s ready to commit to something that could last a lifetime.

He doesn’t get annoyed when you spend time with other people. He actually encourages you to go to dinner with your friends, get drinks with your coworkers, and catch up with your family members — because he wants to see you happy.

She’s the type of girl that claims she’s fine even though she’s dying inside.

She shouldn’t have to convince you why she’s worthy of your time. You should already see her value. You should feel honored to have her in your life, because that’s how she feels about you.

When it’s two in the morning, and for some reason, you can’t fall asleep. For some reason, he’s the only thing on your mind.

Cancer: You thought you were special, but really, he acts the same way with everyone. You weren’t the only girl he was talking to. You were just one of many.

Since when did it become picky to want someone that will text back? Someone that will make you feel special? Someone that will stay the night after sex?