Parker S. Huntington

From Wall Street Journal bestseller Parker S. Huntington comes a broken love story laced with angst and forbidden romance.I wasn't supposed to be on that roof on Valentine's Day.Neither was Kellan Marchetti, the school's designated freak.We met on the verge of ending our lives.Somehow, the tattered strings of our tragedies tangled and tightened into an unlikely bond.We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine's Day until school ended.Same time.One roof.Two restless souls.We kept our promise for three years.On the fourth, Kellan made a decision, and I was left to deal with the consequences.Just when I thought our story ended, another one began.They say all love stories look the same and taste different.Mine was venomous, disgraceful, and written in scarlet scars.My name is Charlotte Richards, but you can call me Venom.

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"I wish I had cancer. Or some other grand battle. Dementia, stroke, organ failure. If I lose those fights, I'm brave. But the thing I'm battling is my mind. And if I lose, they'll just call me weak."

"The problem with books about suicide is they're written by people who are alive."

Guilt is pain's fuel, and it rekindles everytime the flame fades.

“If she gave me the letter on time, if she hadn’t asked for those fucking cigarettes that night, would you still be alive?”

His eyes told me he knew pain, and pain knew him, and they were in a committed, unbreakable relationship.

“You’re breathing, Charlie. You are breathing, and it is beautiful, and I am so grateful for that.”

Instead, I placed a hand on his shaking shoulder as he clutched his son’s book—his son’s soul—to his chest.

"Opportunity lasts a moment. Regret lasts a lifetime."

I think, wherever he is, he’s okay now.

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