“Arnie sighed and for a quick moment looked genuinely sympathetic that someone could dream up something this elaborately sad.”

“Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?”

“She sighed and looked at him sympathetically. 'Cool flame tricks aside, there's no competition.'He lifted his eyebrow. 'Library wins?''Every single time.”

“But that quickly faded, and he frowned. "You're bleeding," he said. "What happened?"Claire sighed and held up her wrist to show him the bandage. "Man, you would be so embarrassed if I said it was something else." Michael looked blank. "I'm a girl, Michael, it could have been all natural, you know. Tampons?”

“I feel an overwhelming rush of sadness... I'm just struck with a sense of time passing so quickly, rushing forward. One day I'll wake up and my whole life will be behind me, and it will seem to have gone as quickly as a dream.”

“Sighing my sadness into him, I gently kiss his lips. I will remember this moment for eternity.”