Elena Armas

To those chasing dreams,

never give up on them.

We are not quitters, you hear me

My eyelids eventually fluttered shut, but right before darkness engulfed me, I thought I heard Aaron whisper, “You feel complete in my arms. You feel like my home.”

And I’d rather have you hating me than not have you at all

ecause his words were, without a doubt in my mind, the most beautiful thing I would ever hear said about me. To me. And for me.

“Everything that had happened hurt me, left a scar, but it didn’t break me.”

He took one step closer. “Sometimes, I’m convinced you enjoy making me suffer.”

Aaron broke the silence, saying, “Dance with me.”

the more we swayed, the further I was from feeling anything that resembled peace. Not when Aaron was so … big and hard and warm against me.

But the more we swayed, the further I was from feeling anything that resembled peace. Not when Aaron was so … big and hard and warm against me.

Aaron’s arms tightened around me. “Just for precaution,” he said, bringing me even closer.