"Yes." That's what he had always thought, and it was comforting to hear someone agree. He almost reached out toward one of the hurts he could hear surrounding him, until he almost touched it...

But what if...

He pulled himself back in and shook his head.

"No. I don't take it. I don't make it mine. I don't make them less and I don't make me more. I don't hurt. But...but is losing learning? I-if the pain pulls pieces apart and they forget how do they know later if it comes back?"