Chapter 11

• Miki brushes my hair over my shoulders and says, "The most beautiful woman I've ever known." He appears almost childlike, just as he used to. Is he telling the truth? I'm not certain. I used to be aware of my influence over him. All the tabloid stories I've read about him with models and stars, though, have made me doubt that he would ever want me back.
• Time seems to halt when he puts his fingertips on my face. It's all so overpowering that I tremble with each breath. I could cry, I think. I swallow a lump in my throat.
• "Right now, everything feels out of control," he declares angrily.