[ The only person you can depend on is yourself. She snorts a little. ]

You don't have to tell me. [ And what if you can't even depend on that? What if the person in the mirror isn't you anymore, but your worst nightmare? What then? ] I'm done pretending to care about anything except the wish. Even if that's probably fake too... I just want this to be over with.

[ A month seemed like such a short time going into this. Now, it might as well be an eternity. ]