We stand a professional distance apart, as if I canโt feel his pain screaming in my head. Mine amplifies his; they share a joint soundโthat of glass breakingโuntil they swell to a crescendo that deafens.
Ann AguirreBut it was like a dance across a field strewn with razors, and I bled with every step I took.
Ann Aguirre... Where did you go?โ โDown below.โ โUgh,โ she said. โIโve heard theyโre little better than animals.โ Funny. I thought the same thing about most Topsiders I encountered. Tegan touched my hand in silent sympathy, and I set my jaw. ... I stepped forward and pasted on a false smile. We were in her home, after all. The least I could do was be polite. โIโm Deuce, animal from the underground.
Ann Aguirre