"Even though in May he became a monster in the eyes of the world, in my eyes he was still that guy holding me above the ground, kissing me and calling me Juliet." (Part 1: Chapter 1, p. 20-21).

"It was kind of weird because eventually they were all so busy hating each other, they forgot about hating me." (Part 1: Chapter 3, p. 73).

"The only thing that had changed was me." (Part 1: Chapter 4, p. 89).

"It's funny that the name that would turn out to be the most recognizable of my class—Nick Levil—was a name nobody'd even heard of before our freshman year." (Part 2: Chapter 7, p. 131).

"And when it dawned on me that she was probably apologizing for being my friend, that dream world just blinked out, vanished. It never existed." (Part 2: Chapter 9, p. 169).

"When I got home from school my second day back, I really doubted my...