can’t help but wonder if your responsibility to Pearl is greater. Because she’s here,” Daniel said. My bones felt loose in my joints. I opened my mouth to speak but had no words. I stood up and slammed my chair against the table. “You know nothing about it.” He looked up at me. “That’s how it is with me. I love the people who aren’t here.” “Well, that’s you. You know—you don’t know the half of it.”
