Pretending. [H. S.]

"I knew that
If I ever broke her heart
It was not because I
Could not love her,
But because I had been
Damaged
And
Being in love
Is so damn terrifying
When your
Bones have already
Been torn."
Christopher Poindexter

×××××××

She looks up at me. "Everyone is meant to cross your path for a reason. Harry. Maybe the reason I crossed yours is for you to realize that you can't fix some people and instead cut yourself on their broken pieces."

I open my mouth, then close it again before I whisper: "What if I already am broken?"

Another light laugh fills the room. "Oh, I know you are, Harry. But it's never too late to fix oneself."