Holly Riordan

Taurus: Because someone cheated on you.

It was like everything in the house was having the life drained out of it. Like everything was dying.

She doesn’t do smalltalk. That means your conversations are going to have substance.

Twins: You’ve found at least one (fictional) serial killer insanely attractive.

She’s not asking for anything crazy. She’s only asking for a decent man. She’s only asking for an authentic love.

Are you happier with him than without him?

“There were fingernail scratches on the insides of the doors. The old tenants used to lock their toddlers in the closets for days.”

“Her face comes into focus. Half of it is cover in burn marks and blisters, and the other half is charred. The final detail come into view. This part with haunt my thoughts forever. Her eyes, dear god her eyes. They were black. Black as night. “

Why you’re taking so long to text back. Are you purposely waiting to make her suffer? Are you busy? Or did you read her text and decide it wasn’t important enough to answer?

She’s the girl that does everything for you and never asks for anything in return.

No matter how much she accomplishes in life, no matter how much love she gives, she keeps pushing herself further. She wants to do more. To be more. Because she knows she’s capable of more.

If you don’t answer her texts, don’t make time to see her, and don’t put in any effort to show that you care — then what is she supposed to do? Is she supposed to wait by her phone with tears in her eyes? No. She’s going to move on.

You shouldn’t need to spell out why you’re upset — and you shouldn’t have to pull an apology out of him. He should say he’s sorry whenever he hurts you, because he loves you. Because he cares about your feelings.

She always has her eyes open. She always has her guard up. Just in case. Because it’s better to be too cautious than too careless.

I sit beside her grave during my lunch break every damn day. It freaked me out at first, but I got used to it. It even started to feel normal. Like I was where I was meant to be.

Capricorn: You plan out the deaths of your friends and family members. It’s not that you actually want to hurt them. It’s just a mental exercise. You try to figure out how you’d get away with each of their murders — just to see how smart you are.

She has a million reasons to give up — on love, on her career, on herself — but she keeps going. She keeps hoping. She keeps believing that things are going to get better.

Your skin breaks out. You’re always tired. You keep getting headaches. You’re so stressed that your body struggles to support you.