Tsunamis

Be careful about giving your heart too quickly, I was told. Boys only have one thing on their minds, they cautioned.

I dont know if he truly loves me--how can I be sure? I can't say with any conviction that he won't break my heart--but how could I have stopped him from taking what was already his?

He swept in like a tsunami, wave after wave, and I didn't stand a chance. All those warnings, all the things they tried to prepare me for--lost in an instant--to the enormity of what I felt.