Derrolyn Anderson

“I swam underwater in a warm blue sea, gliding along a rocky seafloor. Colorful schools of fish scattered before me and dolphins swimming by my side struggled to keep up the pace. Picking up speed, I soared gracefully into the entrance of a sea cave, only to be engulfed by darkness and trapped in a small space. There was a sudden oppressive weight on my chest; I struggled to catch my breath as fear rose in my heart... ~I woke to find the quilt pulled up over my head. Pushing it back, I came face to face with Charlie, sitting squarely on my chest with his eyes closed and paws curled up under his body.”

“Dad had an annoying way of putting things into perspective.”

“My fate was sealed; court was adjourned, and I had been sentenced to a year.”

“Because with a really good book you get something new every time you read it. Because…Well…Because you're a different person each time.”

“You’re just lucky you got your bag back,” said Cruz gravely.Megan snorted,“ Cruz is more impressed with Gucci than he is with a supernatural being! ”“Honey,” Cruz snapped, “Gucci is supernatural!”

“It was time to let my freak flag fly.”

“Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off"- Cruz”

“You don’t see yourself at all, do you? It seems to me that you’re good at everything you try,” said Ethan sincerely.“I had a dream I could breathe underwater,” I said flippantly, “Maybe I’ll go swim with the mermaids.”Ethan turned to look at me with shock in his eyes.“Just kidding,” I said, alarmed at his reaction”

“He was so heartrendingly perfect he took my breath away. I wondered how I could have been so lucky to have met him, much less have him sacrifice so much of his time for me. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for him. I think I fell for him the first moment I laid eyes on him, but over the weeks my feelings had grown and grown. I had to admit that I was in love- deeply, endlessly, hopelessly, head over heels in love.”

“They all think I'm some kinda freak." Ethan laughed and put his arms around me. "You're my kinda freak," he said, and kissed me until I didn't care anymore.”