She Wants To Believe My Excuses So

I Swear, Guys In Groups Are Capable Of The Stupidest Things." "like War," Kellan Says, Heaping Napkins And Ketchup Packets Onto Her Tray. "and Jumping Off Rooftops." "and Lighting Their Farts On Fire," She Says.

I Wanted People To Trust Me, Despite Anything They'd Heard. And More Than That, I Wanted Them To Know Me. Not The Stuff They Thought They Knew About Me. No, The Real Me. I Wanted Them To Get Past The Rumors. To See Beyond The Relationships I Once Had, Or Maybe Still Had But That They Didn't Agree With.

This Time, For The First Time, I Saw The Possibilities In Giving Up. I Even Found Hope In It.

It's Up To The Reader To Decipher The Code, Or The Words, Based On Everything They Know About Life And Emotions.

It's Hard To Be Disappointed When What You Expected Turns Out To Be True.