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You touched my leg when you got up to go to the bathroom and I knew I was done for.

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You will want to yell in a world that tells you to whisper.

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If you experience chemistry with another being, don’t question it. 

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I’d rather be broken than sit in a bubble and watch the world pass me by. I’d rather get hurt than never know how it feels to touch the hands of a person who loves me. I’d rather fail then never try to build a foundation with someone, or start a project, or believe in a dream.

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Tears rolling down my nose, unable to breathe type of laughter. I’m fine. A little bruised, but she was right. I fell—it didn’t kill me. It’s easy to stand back up and start again, knowing a bout of laughter is the worst I have to look forward to.

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Maybe it wasn’t your fault because you can’t be blamed for something that was never meant to be.

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Maybe they call it ‘falling’ because it’s just that—you completely trip, slip, lose control, and crash into another person. Head over heels. All of you. Into their open arms.

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Don’t get lost in his eyes.

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I want to know that I matter to you, too. That this matters. That a potential ‘us’ matters, and you aren’t just toying with my emotions.

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If I told you I was scared, would you pull me into your arms and kiss my worries away?