She didnʹt know if she could carry on by herself, but then, she realized that if this wasnʹt a dream—and dear God, did it feel real—there was no magic ʺstopʺ in real life. If she couldnʹt deal with loneliness in a dream, she never would be able to while waking.

“I couldn’t help it,” I said, knowing how lame that sounded. It was as bad as An…”

“Whoa." Adrian leapt up and rushed to Jill's side. "You need to let this go. Wha…”

“No," I said softly, feeling all the energy run out of me. I was tired. So, so t…”

“Feel guilty. Mourn this. But move on. Don't let it destroy you. Forgive yoursel…”