I’m confessing I don’t know if I’m reading for this.”
“What is ‘this’?”
Being open. Being hurt. Liking. Not being liked. Seeing the flicker on. Seeing the flicker off. Leaping. Falling. Crashing.
“Norah. I’m not sure if I’m ready for Norah.”
Tony/Toni/Toné smiles, her teeth the same white as her collar.
“There’s no such thing as ready,” she says. “There’s only willing.”
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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan