A child who is disillusioned abruptly, by his peers or siblings, being ridiculed for his faith and imagination, may choose never to believe in anything- tangible or intangible- again. To never trust or wonder.

“I don’t ex­pect you to un­der­stand,” Adam says. “You’re still the eight-​year-…”

“I thought we were a real love relationship. I did. I was very invested in love,…”

“All I do is track a profane route to something (I hope) profound. Like swimming…”

“Ever since college, I make friends. They get married. I lose friends.”