[Her face still feels like fire, but those shitty romcom lines warm her in another way, too. It's sort of sweet, hearing this teen garbage. She's not used to it. She wonders if she'll ever get to be.]

Ahaha, that sort of reminds me... When I got my scars, Kayla said that if I turned, we'd turn together. [WHY does she have to like such LOSERS] It'd be nice to not have lost my mind all alone, I guess? Even if you're not real, it's nice to have you around.

[Talking to her, protecting her, making her feel something other than panic, pain, and frustration.]

But you feel like you?