The Only One

"I wanted to understand him. I wanted to understand why he was always so sad. I couldn't help but think about the way the corner of his mouth twitched up when he spoke about something he was serious about, or the way he would hold his breath as he drove over a bridge, or the way his eyes would close whenever he was pressured, or the way he flinched at the movement of a high five but would throw a punch at someone else without a care, or the way he would allow girls to fall in love with him but not get close to them, or the way he would draw at night when he couldn't sleep, or the way it was impossible for him to say the word love. I wanted to understand everything about him... Would he allow me?" -Marissa Evans.