born blue is a novel by han nolan. tw: suicidal ideation.
‘ five, six days. i lost track. ’
‘ i’ll take good care of you, sweetheart. ’
‘ could i call them and let them know you’re here, safe, with us? ’
‘ you act like you don’t care if you live or die, sometimes. but i care. ’
‘ someone could really hurt you. ’
‘ just keep your eyes open. ’
‘ that must be your motto. ’
‘ you don’t want to get too friendly with them. ’
‘ go on! leave! leave me alone! ’
‘ i bet you need something to eat. ’
‘ but you said the cops were sniffing around. ’
‘ you feeling all right, baby? ’
‘ what time is it? where are you? ’
‘ you don’t let anyone care about you. ’
‘ won’t hurt to listen. ’
‘ this is the right place. ’
‘ that’s the way it’s going to be, okay? ’
‘ they’re tranquilizers. ’
‘ you broke your fever. that’s good. ’
‘ in this house we let each other know where we’re going to be so no one worries about us. ’
‘ this is my home. i’ve come back home. ’
‘ you did that on purpose! ’
‘ you can’t learn well if your body isn’t fed right and you don’t get enough sleep. ’
‘ shouldn’t you be in a hospital or something? ’
‘ you don’t, that’s your problem. ’
‘ and whether my life is big or small, at least i know it will be honest and good and full of the people i love and who love me. i don’t need anything else. ’
‘ do you try to hurt me on purpose? is that it? ’
‘ it’s like you want to fight all the time. ’
‘ i don’t care. do what you want. ’
‘ so, who’s taking care of you? ’
‘ do you ever think even a minute ahead? ’