Funny Feelings (82)

Danielle, thank you for taking a chance on me sliding into your DMs in all my overly familiar and extremely casual glory. I’d love to claim professionalism, but self-deprecation and inappropriate content is more my speed, and you went for it. I’ll never forget when you replied and told me you’d finished it and loved it. I’ll never forget crying in my car in the Target parking lot when I saw that first aesthetic video.

Marisol, thanks for the therapy. What started as just fun back and forth became friendship. Incredibly thankful for your support, for how you always remember the links to things when I forget, and for how many times I teased you with mere portions of this story. I promise to never do it again (haha).

Krysten, still think we were separated at birth. So grateful to you for your constant time and just letting me bounce things off you occasionally— as in, all day, every day. It’s crazy to think that sharing an ACOTAR conversation on the internet turned into friendship. I’m sure there are weirder starts to relationships.

M’Kenzee, Genesis, Hannah, Leah, Krysten, Stephanie, Kelly, Kelly, Allie, Liz, Katie— thank you for beta reading and editing and supporting me even in my disorganized state. Thank you for how much you’ve already shared this story, promoted it and pumped me up about it. I’ll never take for granted how you gave me and my books your time. I know what a precious commodity it is.

Sam, my goodness. You’re a magician. Thank you for giving me a cover that is so beautiful it will inevitably lead more people into reading my words. I am amazed by your talent and your ability to translate “vibes” into art.

Ty, Emery, and Aven; thank you for loving me through the crazy. When I cried over imaginary people that lived in my brain and when I lost sleep and chose writing over free time, so often. I love you.

Grandma; if you read this one too, I love you, but I’m begging you to please lie to me and tell me you didn’t. Thank you.