"You saved me," she says. "I don't know how, but I'm not going to question it. Thank you." "I dragged you into this," I say. "That kind of makes you my responsibility." "He doesn't approve." "That has nothing to do with you," I say. When she waits for a better explanation, I sigh and say, "It's a long story." "English teacher," Casper reminds me. "I like stories." I look from her to Rose's now-distant figure and empty my drink. "It starts with a war."
