"Yeah, we all loved Marlene."
Marlene.
There wasn't a single thing about her that didn't make my heart race.
Her eyes. Her hair. Her laugh. The sound of her voice.
Faster and faster and faster my heart would beat until I could hardly breathe.
Perfection, that's what she was.
The way she could cheer me up on even the darkest of days with a single smile.
The way she made me feel invincible whenever I was around her.
Like nothing could ever hurt me.
Marlene.
"No, that's not what I mean."