[When his head settles to her shoulder, she tips her own head to rest hers there too. She knows how it feels to have that sinking feeling like it'll never work out. That this is all there is to the things you want the most. It's not something she talks about, let alone anything that she can express into words, but she can at least apply those experiences to something close to what Isaac is going through.]

You could always look forward to it, instead of thinking of it as something that could happen - think of it as something that will happen. Not to be all positive thinking bullshit on you, or anything, but it'll make you feel better if you just look at it as something that's gonna happen. No matter when, just that it will.

[It's what helped her through most of high school.]