There were so many levels to the unknown, from safe to dangerous to outright nebulous, scariest of all.

“Being nice was the ideal, the one place where people didn't get loud, or so qui…”

“So I narrowed my world, cutting put everyone who'd known me or tried to befrien…”

“How fast were you?" Wes asked me. I said, "Not that fast." "You mean you couldn…”

“Stop it. Seriously. This isn't funny.''You're right.' A pause. 'It's pathetic.”