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I wouldn’t promise her the stars because I want to create them with her. And once we have enough stars, we’d form entire constellations.

lies are useless. They take too much time and energy from you. Life is too short to be spreading that shit. Lies are toxic and keeping up with them is useless.

“I’m not sure what the future will bring, but I want to see what the odds give me.”

“Odds?”

“There’s only a fifty percent chance that I can get pregnant,”

Blaire isn’t just a moment in time; she’s a lifetime. My stardust is everywhere, and like a star, I can follow her no matter where she is.

“How do you do it?”

“What?”

“Always make it special?”

He kisses me on the corner of my mouth. “You’re what makes everything special.”

“Where’s your Prince Charming?”

She gives me a sad smile. “Maybe that’s why I love it. Those who can’t do, teach. Or in my case, watch.”

People come into your life and then they leave. That’s an unavoidable cycle. You have to live with it and keep what you learn from them.

“Seeing you,” he says. “Every time I see you around campus is my favorite moment of the day.”

“Favorite moment of the day,” I tell him. “I collect them, in my journal. Back when days were dark, & I felt like I could barely hold onto this life, I’d read them. They helped me get through day. I still collect them. It’s way to remind myself there’s always something good, even on darkest days. That it’s okay that not every day is bright, but there’s always brightness within it.”

“I’m telling you I wanted to be a constellation, and you're telling me that I’d explode if I shine too much.”

“You are, in fact, part of a star …According to an article in National Geographic, we’re made out of stardust. Most of the material we’re made of comes out of dying stars. I’d guess you originated from one of the biggest, brightest ones.”