"They promised me nine years of safety but only gave me three."
Chapter One, pg. 5

"It's the bitchy 'now' that punctures my paralysis. Now he's here. Now she's happy. Now I'm supposed to act like nothing ever happened."
Chapter Two, pg. 11

"I have to count on that, have to believe I still have a chance to survive this."
Chapter Two, pg. 13

"Four is the number of reality, logic, and reason plus the essence of mind, body, and spirit brought to the material plane to form a square. It's a strong number, one with substance, and I've felt safe in it ever since that first night in the hospital."
Chapter Three, pg. 18

"'Chirp is dead,' I hear myself say and watch the flat words destroy his pleasure. 'You killed her, and now you have to deal with me because I'm what's left.'"
Chapter Three, pg. 23

"Everyone ignores...