“Everyone tiptoed backward and forward past the door and looked at her sadness like it was an exhibition. A jewel in its case.”

“The tree seemed very sad to be involved in such a thing and it hung its dark head over them.”

“If i could have sung it would be a very sad song.”

“It was like a slap. I dont remember her being mean before that. It made Miranda smile. The smile that unlocked something in Beth like a key”

“When she stopped kissing him his hand went to her waist to pull her back. the sun beat down on us. The day quivered. The sky was as deep as the ocean. We breathed underwater.”

“After the kiss some of it still sparkled in the air around her.”

“A glimpse, a little piece of their story, flapping like ribbon in the wind.”