“Friends don’t build cages for each other.”
“Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.”
“She wants to be friends. But what does that mean? Were we ever really friends? Friends don’t stay up talking on the phone Every Single Night about Stupid Lit le Things and Most Important Things until it’s light outside. Friends don’t tell each other their most secret secrets. Friends don't hook up. Friends don't ache for each other. They just don't.”
“I think of animals in cages, pressed close against each other.”
“So Encourage Each Other and Build Each Other Up-Positive Connections.”
“Morgan and Tilson looked at each other. Wit a shrug, Morgan put her shoulder against the cage and shoved. As the cage bounced down the steps, Morgan and Tilson ran after it.”