“Free.” “That’s understandable.” “It’s like I forgot how it feels not to be afraid. For five years I was afraid and I didn’t even know it. Well. I knew I was afraid when something set him off. But I didn’t know I was afraid all the time. It’s like . . . when you feel something every minute of every day for long enough, you don’t even know you’re feeling it after a while. It’s just what is. And so now I’m not afraid and I totally forgot how that even feels.”
