The Lies We Tell by Cassandra Hallman

Colt: Somehow, she calms me and makes me feel sane. The feeling is so foreign to me that I really had to think about what it is. It’s peace. I have always felt so out of control, like an uncontrollable storm that destroys everything in its path. When I am with her, I feel at peace. She is able to calm the storm inside me as nothing has before. I know I don’t deserve this peace she is giving me, but I don’t want it to stop either.

Josie: I should be scared of him. I should hate him. I really… really tried to hate him but I can’t.
I’m so confused because the guy I see and the guy everybody else sees are not the same. I feel so guilty for liking him, for wanting him and most of all for trusting him even after everything he has done. I know it doesn’t make sense but I love him.