nooooo! Stark, let her light shine on you! she's so good for you!
I cleared my throat and blinked. I couldn't let my thoughts continue to fixate on her. There were far too many other, much more important things to focus on.
I'd gone from being surrounded by people who spoke in half-truths because they were hiding things from me, to people who spoke in half-truths because we were trying to hide things together. Neither of these was getting me any answers. Would there ever be a day when I could just have a frank discussion with someone?