title: Restless Things
author: Lovelock, Samantha
description: Sometimes in ruin, we find our truth.Payne Emerson is my best friend. The boy I grew up with and the keeper of all my secrets. I was never supposed to fall in love with him.He can have anybody he wants, and the broken girl who happens to be his best friend isn't on that list.He's the only person who truly sees me, the only one who knows how deep the darkness in me dwells. I can't lose him by admitting how I really feel.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.So I'll keep pretending, denying my truth until the fire burns itself out.Or burns me alive.