I'm a monster, you know. I'm one of the dangerous ones. No you aren't, he promised. Your one of us.

But inside or out, I was alone, and I was beginning to wonder if I always had been, if I always would be.

I had to be alone for a little while, but I'm okay now." "All right. But next time, don't go where I can't find you.

I can't do this anymore," I cried, "Why won't you just leave me alone?" Because you would never leave me.

If you're going to knock down my suggestion, you'd better have one to replace it.

—I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?

Thank you,” he was whispering, “thank you, thank you.…” And then he was kissing my face, every inch of it he could find, wiping away the tears and soot, chanting my name.