Sometimes in ruin, we find our truth.
Or burns me alive..
So I\'ll keep pretending, denying my truth until the fire burns itself out.
I\'m afraid of the flames he ignites in my soul, afraid they\'ll destroy the walls I\'ve built to shelter my bruised and tattered heart.
I can\'t lose him by admitting how I really feel.
He\'s the only person who truly sees me, the only one who knows how deep the darkness in me dwells.
He can have anybody he wants, and the broken girl who happens to be his best friend isn\'t on that list.
I was never supposed to fall in love with him.
The boy I grew up with and the keeper of all my secrets.
Payne Emerson is my best friend.
Sometimes in ruin, we find our truth