"I refuse to let the only future Paz believes in be the one where he kills himself."

"It will all work out, mi hijo," Pa says. "That's what you said about Ariana," I say. Word for word, I should add. "Li…"

""You're the one who got so moved over the fear of losing me and now you're walking away?" I ask, following Rio as he …"

"My End Day is coming up," Paz whispers. "No one knows their End Day in advance," I say. I never have, and I definitel…"

"I cry about wanting to die, about wanting to be reincarnated as my mom's new baby, and about wanting the fresh start …"

"Unfortunately, scars don't just appear out of nowhere. They are all wounds first. Some painful, others not. The loud …"

"I wai for Ma to threaten that she won't ive in this world without me like Ms. Gloria did to Paz, but I'm relieved tha…"

"Self-harming isn't helping. What I really wanna do is hurt someone else, and that thought is so fucking scary. I wann…"

"I've gotta be hallucinating because I'm seeing the guy I was never supposed to see again. His green eye and brown eye…"

"Death-Cast didn't call last night, but if I had to die, I'd love for it to be in Alano's arms. It took forever to fal…"