15-05-2021-052358It-Ends-with-Us

Twenty minutes later, I flip the sign to closed. Just a few more days. I lock the door and walk to my car, but stop short when I ...

lower back. Once we reach the table, I begin to pull off my jacket. “Hey, Mom.” She looks up from her phone and says, “Oh, hey, ...

come I haven’t heard about this guy?” I smile a little. “Things are kind of... it’s not really.. .” I have no idea how to explai ...

He glances back and forth between us. “What’d I miss?” I swallow hard, shaking my head. Surely that wasn’t really Atlas. But tho ...

He puts his hands on my shoulders and takes a step back to look at me. “You haven’t changed at all.” I cover my mouth with my ha ...

question after question at him. He takes it like a champ. He’s very charming with my mother in all the right ways. Unexpectedly ...

I have a really good feeling about that man. I smile and turn toward my car, but throw a hand up to my chest and gasp when I see ...

This is good. Yes, I’m crying. But it’ll feel better. This is just human nature, healing an old wound to prepare for a fresh new ...

Chapter Eleven I curl up in my bed and stare at it. I’m almost finished with it. There aren’t very many more entries. I pick up ...

He said, “I’ll be fine, Lily,” and then he started to make his pallet on the floor. I told him to wait there and then I went to ...

leaned over a little and pressed his lips against my collarbone, right between my shoulder and my neck. It was a quick kiss and ...

We were facing each other on the bed when he said, “When do you turn sixteen?” “Two more months,” I whispered. We just kept star ...

I dropped the feather back onto the pillow and brought my hand to my side. “What’s stopping you? Your uncle is offering you a pl ...

—Lily • • Dear Ellen, I need to apologize to you. It’s been a week since I’ve written to you and a week since I’ve watched you ...

Katie noticed. She was sitting in the seat behind us and I heard her say, “Gross,” as soon as he leaned over and kissed me. She ...

couldn’t watch your show. I wasn’t too upset because it meant we would probably just make out for an hour and a half. “Does your ...

There have been times I’ve wondered if I could ever allow myself to trust a guy. For the most part, I hate men because the only ...

He set his briefcase down on the kitchen table and then walked to the refrigerator and pulled out a beer. “The electricity has b ...

He smiled and shook his head, then held out a fist. I lifted my hand and he dropped something hard in the palm of my hand. It wa ...

perfect day. —Lily Dear Ellen, Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. He’s moving to Boston. I don’t really feel like talking a ...