“Oh, Ian! It was right after I saw . . . in the hospital. And she tried to defend them . . . and I screamed at her . . . and I — I made her go away! And I haven’t heard her since. I can’t find her!” “Shh,” he said again. “Calmly. Okay. Now, what do you really want? I know you don’t want to upset Jamie, but he’s going to be fine regardless. So, consider — would it be better, just for you, if —” “No! I can’t erase Melanie! I can’t. That would be wrong! That would make me a monster, too!”
