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I remember seeing all these fresh cuts all over his arms. He was always so flip about them, almost boastful. And like a retarded teenager, I said, ‘Wow, those are so cool!’ And he was so angry. That night, he was so drunk that I think I saw a level of honesty I never saw before or after. He said, ‘That is not cool. It’s pathetic.’ Actually, after that, we never had any profound interaction. Maybe it’s because I’d seen behind the curtain.
Emma Forrest