Chapter 33

• I turn away from him and move toward the black marble café table in the kitchen. "So you want to hurt me? Destroy me?" I ask. I put my palms down on the cool stone, my back to Miki, to help with the shaking. How come he's unable to comprehend what transpired between us? Has he not grown up at all? With a heavy head, I force myself not to cry in front of him.
• Miki is just behind me. I think I might break into a thousand pieces if he gets any closer. "Don't come near me. Please. I can't handle the fight-fuck thing."
• "That's the problem, Tori. As much as I want to forget about you, I can't. I can't stop thinking about you, and the only thing I want to do when you're around is touch you."