I know he was desperate. That makes people do all kinds of crazy things.

Only.. I want to do die as myself

If there's a more helpless feeling than trying to reach someone you love who's trapped underground, I don't know it.

I sit back on my bed cross-legged and find myself rubbing the smooth iridescent surface of the pearl back and forth against my lips. For some reason, it’s soothing. A cool kiss

The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I think the word he's trying to say is 'please'. Pity, not vengeance sends my arrow flying into his skull.

Poison. The perfect weapon for a snake.

so people really do tear out their hair and beat the ground with their fists