“Okay.I will go.But only ifyou will give meyour guiltto takewith me.”

“Some mornings,it's hard to getout of bed.Sleep lures youlike a strangerwith a piece of candy.Follow me.It will be okay.I promise.You know better, but still you follow,because you really do love candy.”

“Another long run, hoping to put distance between me and everything else. The farther, the better. Only problem is, the distance is just temporary, because no matter how far I go, I always have to come back.”

“But repaying a debtmeans giving up things.Making sacrifices.If I sacrifice my heartfor Jackson,will I be deadtoo?”

“I tell myself it will protect me. He will protect me.”

“If anything,he sparkeda fireinside of me,making me want to live again.”

“Running doesn't just make me happy. Running keeps me alive. When I'm running-the blood pumping through my veins, the tunes playing in my ears, the muscles tightening on the inclines- the problems of the world disappear. It's just me, the sidewalk, and God.”