“Oz thinks the world is going to crumble around him the second you give him a shot, and you think everyone sees this evil, black oil seeping from your pores which couldn’t be further from the truth. You’re like… sunshine personified.”

“Maybe I used to be, but that’s not who I am anymore. You have to understand that I’ve changed. I don’t see sunshine and rainbows all the time. Not that I did before,” she muttered.

“Now I see all the bad in the world. It’s dark and troubled, just like me.”

Dani gasped. “Do you know what you’re saying?”

“Yes, and as much as we’d all like to forget that I was raped, it changed my life forever. Now it’s up to me to decide if I’m going to let it ruin me and my future or if I’m going to rise above what happened and make a difference for other girls who have been through what I’ve been through.”