elizabeth

“So Caymen..."
"So, Xander..."
"Like the islands."
"What?"
"Your name. Caymen. Like the Cayman Islands. Is that your mom's favourite place to visit or something?"
"No, it's her third favourite place. I have an older brother named Paris and an older sister named Sydney."
"Wow." He opens the bag, takes out a muffin, and hands it to me. The top glistens with sprinkled sugar. "Really?"
I gently unwrap it. "No.”
― Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

“His body was worn and weathered, his skin scratched with lines mapping the miles of his life.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

“Only the laundry knew how scared I was.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

“I slide my feet onto the seat next to him, my ankle brushing against his thigh. “No shallowness of breath? No rapidly beating heart?”
He rests one hand on my foot as he continues to mess with his phone. His eyes meet mine in amusement. “Are those the indicators? I might have an issue after all.”
― Kasie West, The Distance Between Us