Alexi has been trying to change how he treats me because maybe, just maybe, he truly cares about me, and these books opened his eyes to everything about that little voice in my head. The one who tells me I’m not good enough. The story of a lonely, hopeless case who tried to survive at any cost. That I keep everyone at a distance because I’m afraid of how people can hurt me.

“It doesn’t matter anymore.” I’m numb and shocked. I think it’s finally seeing something from my ...