The Words I Wish I Could Hug

I would like to sit here and pretend that I am dead too, but that's the point where my strength falters. Usually, when people die, they say you'll find great love for them inside, but why do I feel an overflowing flame warning me of her love? Could it all be a lie? Or can the person who loved you most throw you into the fire with them? I'm not scared of the fire anymore, because we both turned into flames.n this story of two sisters, one lies to protect the other, while the other drowns in pretty but poisonous lies—lies that drain her and throw her into a familiar fire. A fire her sister once faced: the fire of illness. Something about Mia was different. She walked away before I stood up. Illness broke her heart, and that same heart made me. Unspoken words and a fire big enough to hide the chaos. As secrets fester, the sisters share unspoken truths and a venomous bond, fueled by a love that both unites and divides them. Mia, the big sister of comfort, becomes the catalyst for Sam's unraveling. Her death leads Sam to Sophie—a broken, orphaned beauty. Yet, as Sam tries to replace one love with another, she sinks deeper into heartache. Her life becomes an obstacle course, while others seem to move through theirs effortlessly. She attempts to escape her past with Sophie, but after a huge fight with her, Sam longs for the words that evaporated when Mia died. The fire finally reunites her with her sister's flame, even as Sophie burns the words Sam wishes she could hug. Will Sam get what she wants, knowing it is only the web of lies that binds her to Mia? She was dead from the first cut of the petal, just like a rose. But as long as she was beautiful, we would always live in denial.