"Never trust a survivor unless you know what they did to survive." reading the quote my heart jolts. I remember my friends and their horrified faces. My throat tightens. It had been so close. I had done so much yet it was never enough. My shoulders sag and I think about just how true that quote is. I am the one you should be wary of. I lied and cheated and wanted to kill. I chose myself over my fa...

“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.”

I whisper the words to him, too late to change anything.

His eyes, wide with pain, shock, and terror, latch onto mine. “Rey,” he chokes, “why . . ?”

“That’s not my name. I’m sorry, Blake. I tried to warn you to stay away from me.”

“I know who you are, Elisabeth.” His voice is a whisper. “I stayed anyway. I hoped . . . I wanted to s...

“Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.” The queen’s voice carries throughout the banquet hall, vibrating in Maeve’s chest.

The quiet shuffle of fabrics ruffling together and the clink of crystal wine glasses almost drown out the Queen’s stern lecture. All faces turn to her, their low chatter hidden behind masks of diamonds and bright silks. Covering their snickers with g...

I survived a two wars, two revolutions. It was hard. I saw so many people die. I wake up with nightmares almost every night. There are certain places I can’t go because it triggers me. I have moved so many times, it’s hard to call my house home. Many people don’t trust me because they think I’ve seen too much.

And I have.

I was a general in the wars. I killed people with my own two hands. I have...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.

People always talk about Nova. She is the more overt one. You can tell she had a rough childhood from the closed off, defensive behavior she displays.

She wields a knife or weapon and is always analyzing people. People have learned to keep their distance from her. To distrust her.

But Haze, she is the reason for that upbringing....

Never trust a seeker,

until you know how they lived

How did they survive?

Little girl left alone,

Dad’s train delayed, Mom’s dead now.

Southern secret still!

Love’s around, yet missed.

‘Where has my family gone?’

‘Grandma? Auntie? Dad?’

Ignore feelings, thus

the pretense survives. All proud.

Must impress. Be good.

Go to church! Behave!

Feelings make you too subject

to ridicule, shame.

Then s...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive. The young Clare Lawrence, 17, learned that harsh truth after being with Santiago Reyes, the cook who works at a local restaurant near her house. Santiago had a dark secret that he kept hidden from everyone, even Clare. He was one of the few survivors of the **Great Plague** that wiped out half of the world's population ten years ago. ...

Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive. Maggie learned that lesson when she met Rodd all those years ago. She was looking at old pictures on a calm Friday night when it all came back to her, images of the past that she had tried to bury deep.

Their first date had been amazing. They met at the grocery store where she worked, and he handed her flowers as he checked out. Whe...

(𝘛𝘞: 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴.)

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The tortured boy, white town.

Didn’t matter his name.

Running, for worst,

Survived the bullet rain.

Grey grew poor boys’ eyes.

For his body would soon join white.

Shivering in terror, monsters much bigger.

Ate the survivors’ soul up.

He would survive but at his demise,

Would he reflect his years lost.

Wise old men all agree,

Never trust a survivor till you know how they survived.

Walking i...