“Then I cried. I cried for the boy who was my sun. I mourned the boy I once loved with everything I had. I mourned Poppy and Rune—a couple of extreme beauty and even quicker death.”
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
“It’s okay to laugh,” she said, her voice as soft as a feather. “It’s okay to smile. It’s okay to feel happy. Or what’s the point in life?” What she was saying hit me hard. Because I didn’t want to do or feel those things. I felt guilty just thinking about being happy.”
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
“Turning one more time to face the sun, my eyes dropped to the golden sand. And then my heart filled with such impossible light when I whispered, “Look, Rune. Look at your footprints in the sand.” Rune’s eyes left mine to observe the beach. His breath caught and his gaze came back to me. Lip quivering, I whispered, “You carried me. In my hardest times, when I couldn’t walk … you carried me through.” “Always,” Rune managed to reply hoarsely. “Forever always.” Taking a deep breath, I laid my head against his chest and hushed out, “Take me home, baby.”
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
― A Thousand Boy Kisses
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