Every night, you ask him when, and every night he refuses to tell you. “You’ll know soon enough,” he says. “What’s the rush, anyway? It’s not like you have anywhere to be.”
I was so confused who this character was at first. I didnt realize it was the girl in the shed, I thought it was a new character
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“He kisses me like I haven’t been kissed since high school,”
― The Quiet Tenant
― The Quiet Tenant
“Sometimes, even if you know the answer, you've got to let the other person take a shot. If they feel wrong all the time, they never get the chance to feel right.”
― The Good Daughter
― The Good Daughter
“The door shuts behind her, right in your face. Like it was never an option. Like she knew, knew from the start, you weren’t going to do it.”
― The Quiet Tenant
― The Quiet Tenant
“You don’t stand up. Instead, you wrap your fingers around the cuffs and push the metallic ends together. The mechanism clicks shut.”
― The Quiet Tenant
― The Quiet Tenant
“He takes his phone out of his pocket and leans toward me. I smell pine needles and laundry detergent and freshly shampooed hair. I want to close my eyes and commit the combination to memory so I can remember it at night, search for him next time I wash my clothes or go for a hike.”
― The Quiet Tenant
― The Quiet Tenant
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