“Out of sight, out of mind. My philosophy of life in a test tube.”

“I close my eyes and black out the day. The exhaustion of living through it, surviving.”

“No one ever found out what was happening inside me. How the pain was eating me away. No one ever came to my rescue, or stood up for me.”

“My room is cleared. My head is cleared. Earlier, around dawn, I took out the last load of trash. I look around and see what's left. Nothing. There is no more Daelyn Rice. As I was. As I am. Or will become. I'm a blank slate”

“They didn't guarantee you'd come out a whole person.”

“There's always a way out. All you have to do is take it.”

“You still have," I looked at my watch, "twelve seconds to change your mind. Find someone else and save your reputation."One side of his lip cricked up. "I found you. I'll take my chances.”