He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying.

I would rather be dead than empty

You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities.

Well, technology is supposed to make life better," she says. "No matter what you believe, there's a technology out there for you.

I look older. Maybe it's the short hair or maybe it's just that I wear all that has happened like a mask. Either way, I always thought I would be happy when I stopped looking like a child. But all I feel is a lump in my throat. I am no longer the daughter my parents knew. They will never know me as I am now.

Who cares about everyone? What about me?