Chapter 16
The times
when you know
there is a reason
to go on,
but you can’t remember what it is;
and you know
there is something you can do,
but you don’t know what;
and you know
it doesn’t really matter,
but you’re not sure why;
those are the times
to be very,
very,
careful.
— The Times When, Annalise Phenix
[Kevin]
Light and dark surrounded him, the scent of baked apples intertwined with the aroma of lilies. He ignored the beings that clutched at his soul, searching only for the jasmine scent of Dana, following a trail already growing faint. The pain drew him on, leading him deeper into the madness he’d fought so long to avoid. She was there. The screaming faded into an aching silence louder than the cascade of waves flowing around them. Tossed upon the ocean of emoti
