This is not a love story. If you’re in search of a love story, this isn’t the one. 

Don’t be fooled by the way you see him making me laugh, or wish you had what we have when you see us playing together in the park. Don’t wish a man could make you smile with his words the way you see me smiling, don’t do any of it, don’t fall in love because it will only hurt you. 

This is not a love story, but it does begin with a boy and a girl. I am the girl sitting on the cliff staring into...