Lesley

“You were gullible," he said. And then, "When you were really little, you hated carrots. You wouldn't eat them. But then I told you that if you ate carrots, you'd get X-ray vision. And you believed me. You believed everything I said."

I did. I really did.

I believed him when he said that carrots could give me X-ray vision. I believed him when he told me that he'd never cared about me. And then, later that night, when he tried to take it back, I guess I believed him again. Now I didn't know what to believe. I just knew I didn't believe in him anymore.”
― Jenny Han, We'll Always Have Summer

“It's not all of a sudden," he said, his eyes locked on mine. "It's always.”
― Jenny Han, We'll Always Have Summer

“There have been other girls. But they weren't her.”
― Jenny Han, It's Not Summer Without You

“When he backed away, his pupils were huge and unfocused. He blinked, and then he cleared his throat. "Belly," he said, and his voice was foggy. He didn't say anything else, just my name.

"Do you still--" Care. Think about me. Want me.

Roughly, he said, "Yes. Yes, I still."

And then we were kissing again.”
― Jenny Han, It's Not Summer Without You