make room
girl: i want to eat a cupcake. (gobble gobble)
boy: …
girl: i want to eat this whole apple pie. (gobble burp gobble)
boy: ..!
girl: i want to eat a bag of jelly beans. (gobble gobble)
boy: !!!
girl: ow. i should have eaten a salad.
boy: there’s no room for good things when you’re filled with junk.
missing
(thanks cat and girl)
girl: i feel different inside.
boy: different how?
girl: like there’s a puzzle piece missing.
boy: i know how that feels. once, i ate a lot of marshmallows, and i still felt empty.
hard to believe
(by brandon friend)
boy: i remember some man asked if i saw something strange.
girl: how old were you?
boy: 3, maybe, 4 years old.
girl: why did he ask you that?
boy: i guess i looked startled.
girl: what did you tell him?
boy: that the sky was on fire.
girl: ahh, i love when the sky’s on fire.
did you hear me?

(courtesy of herberth)
boy: did you hear me?
girl: what did you say?
boy: (mumble mumble)
girl: i can see your mouth move.
boy: (i hope she doesn’t open her eyes) i can smell your hair.
girl: (i hope he doesn’t move away) what?
boy: (mumble mumble)
girl: (sigh)
trust me

(thanks exploding dog )
girl: sometimes, my thoughts get all jumbled.
boy: what do you want to say? maybe I can help you.
girl: i don’t know how i feel about you.
boy: tell me how you feel now.
girl: i feel like there are tiny fireworks about to go off.
boy: i like fireworks.
girl: but what about my jumbled thoughts?
boy: the sparks will untangle them. trust me.
hand-holding
girl: blow on the dandelion.
boy: how do i know if i’m doing it right?
girl: just blow until it poofs.
boy: until it poofs? like how the stars poof when you spin around real fast?
girl: no, like how your heart poofs when we hold hands.
