All I want to say is that when you stop being delusional and start feeling desperate because you're too inept to figure this out on your own, you know who to come to.

Eyes open, then," I say, tapping the skin between my eyebrows. I don’t really need her eyes to be on mine, but I feel better when they are.

Since he saved me from the attack, I have associated his smell with safety, so as long as I focus on it, I feel safe now.

But I understand now what Tori said about her tattoo representing a fear she overcame-a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder of who she is now. Maybe there is a way to honor my old life as I embrace my new one. "yes," I say. "Three of these flying birds." I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight-toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind.

I think you're still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.

I don't have a bullet in my head, do I? So I'm fine.

That's what love does. When it's right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.