Breaking Glass, Finding Light

together. We were Chloe and Liam, a single

sitting on the curb outside h

red, "we' re going to be journalists. We' ll

I asked, my

ther. You and me,

ed for me. The crush that wo

d I was a planet c

The first place he drove was to my house. He honked

grinning. "I' m ta

overlooking the city. The

" he said, his voice suddenly seri

at to say. My han

lways taking care of me, Chloe. Bringing me food when I' m studying,

studied for his tests more than my own. I wrote his essays when he wa

d me. "He' s us

listen. I

would slip. I' d bring him a s

e to do this all the ti

I' d just smile and s

supposed to be studying for his SATs, but he went to a part

lways following me? I can' t br

s so embarrassed I could have died. I drove him h

bouquet of my favorite flowers

hloe. I' m just str

. Of cour

in his living room, fillin

e. "Northwestern. Medill School of Journalism. It' s th

whispered, my

rgy into my application, my essays, my grades. I g

tell him, the letter

ew you' d get in. We' re g

me he hadn'