I had never realized how much I needed the attention of others to confirm my own presence.

“Of course we did other things too. We walked. We talked. We rode bikes. Though …”

“Vowels were something else. He didn't like them and they didn't like him. There…”

“Who are you?'I didn't understand the question.I'm Uri', he said. 'What's your n…”

“To have a girl two thousand miles away going to pieces over you, weeping at the…”