[Ellie runs her tongue along her lower lip, bites down on it, releases it. This part always makes her stomach turn over. Where to begin? What's important? How to explain? It seems completely impossible. Insurmountable.
What was it, really? The core of it? She tries to ignore the itching in her skin, but the details spin out endlessly, overwhelming.]
You remember, in the Aerie, back when I had my turn in the Quarry? There was a man in there with me, named Joel?
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What was it, really? The core of it? She tries to ignore the itching in her skin, but the details spin out endlessly, overwhelming.]
You remember, in the Aerie, back when I had my turn in the Quarry? There was a man in there with me, named Joel?