I keep thinking about that time we went to that carnival – the one in Virginia with the crazy-ass ride that spun you upside down and held you there? You called me a pussy because I wouldn’t go on it. It’s like – dude, I like excitement, I do, but life is exciting enough for me without vomiting. That is all I was trying to say.
I think maybe I was never exciting enough for you, that I held you back. You were brave. You went after what you wanted.
But if you wanted that – if you’d wanted to talk about it, I would have listened. Even if I didn’t understand.
Even if I didn’t want the same things you did.
You were my best friend, man.
the beginning of Speak of Me as I Am, a YA novel by Sonia Belasco
(feel free to like or reblog if you’d like to see more)
(Source: thestrangestofplaces)
I keep thinking about that time we went to that carnival – the one in Virginia with the crazy-ass ride that spun you upside down and held you there? You called me a pussy because I wouldn’t go on it. It’s like – dude, I like excitement, I do, but life is exciting enough for me without vomiting. That is all I was trying to say.
I think maybe I was never exciting enough for you, that I held you back. You were brave. You went after what you wanted.
But if you wanted that – if you’d wanted to talk about it, I would have listened. Even if I didn’t understand.
Even if I didn’t want the same things you did.
You were my best friend, man.
the beginning of Speak of Me as I Am, a YA novel by Sonia Belasco
(feel free to like or reblog if you’d like to see more)
(Source: thestrangestofplaces)
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