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369 pages, ebook
First published October 2, 2013
“You don’t fall in love with the person responsible for your greatest loss. And God help you if you do.”
Hatred was a one-way street with them, and it flowed directly from him to her.
“I never wanted to hate you. Not ever. You did this.”Bailey has her mom, her friend Michelle, and thats about it. She is unable to find work and is constantly stared at, talked about and harassed. Her mother decides to move for Bailey’s sake. It isn’t fair for her daughter to live like this. It’s so conflicting for Darren... On one hand, how easy would it be for Bailey to walk out of his life? Another, he can’t seem to let her leave. You will be SO CONFLICTED on how you feel about Darren in the beginning of the story. He can be a giant asshole. Just remember: he is hurting, he is broken and he redeems himself.
‘He hurt me. For every step forward he knocked me back two. When I thought we’d passed some hurdle, I was reminded swiftly that those hurdles weren’t going anywhere.’
‘I’m supposed to hate you. Or I’m supposed to forgive you. What I’m not supposed to do is be romantically involved with you.’
I hope someday you can remember us as we were and not what we became.
She walked away from everything she needed because she was afraid what she needed would end up destroying her in the end.
You don't fall in love with the person responsible for your greatest loss. And God help you if you do.
Hatred was a one-way street with them, and it flowed directly from him to her.
This was her hell. Being trapped in a room with a reminder of who she used to be, a reminder of everything she lost, a reminder of everything she destroyed.
It was as if his need to hurt her was an addiction he couldn't deny. But his need to see her and be near her in some way was becoming just as compelling as his anger.
I never wanted to hate you. Not ever. You did this.
I want...I want so much to hate you. Do you know what that's like? Do you have any idea what it's like to see you, smell you, be near you again, feel your skin? Can you imagine what it is to hate someone so much, and yet...You destroyed everything."
He closed his eyes again, settling in beside her warm body, and he imagined it. Loving her.
Forgiveness isn't an emotion. It's an action, and it's a choice. It's the choice to no let the past affect how you feel.
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'Hatred was a one-way street with them, and it flowed directly from him to her.'
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‘This was her hell. Being trapped in a room with a reminder of who she used to be, a reminder of everything she lost, a reminder of everything she’d destroyed.’
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“Convince me not to hate you because…because hating you is the end of me.”
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“I've loved you forever.”
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"Pain. Blinding anguish. So much so, the breath left her lungs, and she felt an imaginary fist twisting her guts into knots.Her ears were buzzing, and though the pain should mean tears, there was nothing to cry. She stood there, waiting for it to be over, dreading it, and at the same time, just wanting it done. And then it was.."
"There was a point. A point where seeing his face, his beautiful features, his intense stare, simply ended, and he became a haunting memory. Just like that. He’d kissed her; he’d touched her chin. “You will always be my world.” His lips trembled as he said the
words, and her tears fell. Then he’d kissed her again and turned away. Gone." -Bailey
“See, the thing is . . . you didn’t seem to
really notice anyone except her. Not ever. Hell, not even with a girlfriend on your arm. You still watched her.” She smiled at him. “If she was in a room, you were next to her. And vice versa. You two just found your way to one another. She held your attention in a way no one else could.” He looked away then, but she wasn’t done speaking. “You two were supposed to be together.” She shrugged then. “It’s sad that you can’t be."
"You need to understand something. Forgiveness isn't an emotion. It's an action and it's a choice."
4 1/2 Unforgiving Stars
FORGIVENESS isn’t an emotion.
It’s an action, and it’s a choice.
♥ LOVE CONQUERS ALL ♥