Kat

“Sure, sure. No rush, no pressure. It’s entirely up to you, Cooper.”

People always say that but it doesn’t feel true.”
― Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying

“I let myself out and climb onto my bike, putting on my helmet. As soon as it’s clipped tight I push up the kickstand and I’m pedaling hard down Jake’s driveway. Once my heart finds a comfortable pounding rhythm, I remember how it almost beat out of my chest when I confessed to cheating on Jake. I’d never felt so trapped in my life. I thought I’d feel the same way in his living room today, waiting for him to tell me again I’m not good enough.

But I didn’t, and I don’t. For the first time in a long time, I feel free.”
― Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying

“You find out who your real friends are when stuff like this happens. Turns out I didn’t have any…”
― Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying

“So our crew is back to being all girls, and stays that way for the rest of lunch. The only other guy who’d sit with us never bothers making an appearance in the cafeteria. But I pass Nate in the hallway afterward, and all the questions bubbling in my brain about Simon, Leah, and Janae disappear when he gives me a fleeting grin.

Because God, it’s beautiful when that boy smiles.”
― Karen M. McManus, One of Us Is Lying