Paco is walking out of the bathroom and I rush past him.
"You might want to wait before you--" Paco's voice fades as I close the door, locking myself in. Wiping my eyes, I gaze into the mirror. I'm a complete mess. My mascara is dripping and . . . oh, it's no use. I slide down and sit on the cold tile floor. Now I realize what Paco was about to tell me. The place stinks; it really reeks . . . almost to the point where I want to throw up. I put my hand over my nose, trying to ignore the offending smell.

***

After locking the door behind him, he crouches beside me and takes me in his arms, pulling me close. Then he sniffs a few times. "Holy shit. Was Paco in here?"
I nod.
He smoothes my hair and mutters something in Spanish.

***

She, too, sniffs a bunch of times. "Was Paco in here?"
Alex and I nod.
"What the fuck does that guy eat that it comes out his other end smelling so rotten? Dammit," she says, wadding up tissue and putting it over her nose.


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I cry a lot.'
'Yeah? Well I'm gonna change that.
SIMONE ELKELES
I look down at our knees, slightly touching. Jeans against jeans. Does she notice the heat transferr...
SIMONE ELKELES
Trust me, he whispers against my lips. Maggie, you're my paradise.
SIMONE ELKELES
I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. Y...
SIMONE ELKELES
Why shouldn't I be introspective? We dont' make sense."
"Neither do Chocolate and Peanut Butter...
SIMONE ELKELES
I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in e...
SIMONE ELKELES
I want to make sure Kiara’s got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that c...
SIMONE ELKELES
You’re not the only one in this relationship who loves a
challenge,” he says. “And just s...
SIMONE ELKELES
Didn't you learn anything from my mistakes?" he asks.
Shit, when Alex was in the Latino Blood b...
SIMONE ELKELES
Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.
SIMONE ELKELES
A garter. You’re supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy
fo...
SIMONE ELKELES
Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge.
SIMONE ELKELES
He opens his window and motions for me to open mine. When I do, he tries to say something. His voice...
SIMONE ELKELES
Dios mio, I think my brother lost his balls somewhere between here and Mexico. Or maybe Brittany has...
SIMONE ELKELES
When Brittany walks into Mrs. P.'s class on Friday I'm still thinking about how I'm going to get bac...
SIMONE ELKELES
Hey, Shell-bell," I say, leaning over her and wiping her face with a napkin. "It's the first day of ...
SIMONE ELKELES
Kiss me to see if we still have it. 'Cause you own my heart,soul,and everything else in between.
SIMONE ELKELES
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justi...
SIMONE WEIL
The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.
SIMONE WEIL
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
SIMONE WEIL
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact ...
SIMONE WEIL
For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends ar...
SIMONE WEIL
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
SIMONE WEIL
To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.
SIMONE WEIL
Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.
SIMONE WEIL
I can, therefore I am.
SIMONE WEIL
I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!
NINA SIMONE
The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the re...
NINA SIMONE
Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument...
NINA SIMONE
Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed wh...
SIMONE WEIL
There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of...
SIMONE WEIL
Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down...
SIMONE BILES
Physical intimacy is easy. Emotional intimacy is hard.
HANNAH SIMONE
I have an extended family of close friends, guy and girls.
HANNAH SIMONE
It's always exciting when you love something and you get the opportunity to share it with more p...
HANNAH SIMONE
My lashes are so long that if I don't curl them, I'm blind.
HANNAH SIMONE
Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and...
HANNAH SIMONE