Marla Basa

“Human behavior is messy and unpredictable and unconcerned with convenient symmetries.”
― Khaled Hosseini, And the Mountains Echoed

“He gave me a small smile, and in that smile I saw our whole catastrophic history playing out before my eyes.”
― Jess Rothenberg, The Catastrophic History of You and Me

“I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“And,” Annabeth continued, “it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were twelve, Percy. Can you believe that?”
“No, he admitted. “So…you knew you liked me from that moment?”
She smirked. “I hated you at first. You annoyed me. Then I tolerated you for a few years. Then—”
“Okay, fine.”
She leaned in and kissed: him a good, proper kiss without anyone watching—no Romans anywhere, no screaming satyr chaperones.
She pulled away. “I missed you, Percy.”
Percy wanted to tell her the same thing, but it seemed too small a comment. While he had been on the Roman side, he’d kept himself alive almost solely by thinking of Annabeth. I missed you didn’t really cover that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena