Never question the sanity of a woman who can render you defenseless with a look.

I knew right then and there nothing was ever going to change. It wouldn't matter if I was tall or short or fat or thin or absent every day. I was a loser from birth.

I know it's hard on her. If I don't tell her she'll kill me." He pauses. "That was supposed to be funny.

It was her way of saying, "You should kill yourself.

I throw him two bones: a smile and a nod. Both lies.

I suppose I'll be remembered as dull. Timid. No one ever knew me. People came. They went. I was kind, I think. Not sympathetic, but considerate of others. I always gave up my place in line. I loaned out pencils and paper, or let people take them from me. I never reported a sexual assault.

You won't know until it's over. You won't find me in time.