Chapter 17 . Alone in my principles

Kelly POV "You," He said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false word, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain." I stare at the words with a determined focus, glaring at the ink with an unquenched vengeance. My thumb brushes the top corner of the page in thought. My eyes continue to rake the passage over and over again, I hold the book a little too tightly in my grasp. Alice in Wonderland is an absolute classic, and a personal favorite of mine, but it's words and messages have never seemed to hit home more than they do now. The temptation arose to fling the thing across the room, to feel the satisfaction of hearing it thud melodically against the wall. I shove down the thought, knowing that would only draw some undesired attention. That's all I need right now... attention. I can't stop remembering what happened last night. The bonfire blazing as my pack mates talked and laughed freely, my