Vervain
”No, I suppose it wouldn’t,” Vai murmured, her tone airy like they were considering one of her fairytales. ”Unfortunately, I can’t and won’t abandon you. You can’t stop people loving you, Remi, even if you can’t care in return.” She smiled, reaching her free arm around him in a hug.
Her eyes still closed, she listened as he spoke, nodding in as much understanding as she could muster. ”It sounds infuriating,” she said, ”to be caught in that paradox. You’d think that if you were truly selfish, you’d know and be able to do exactly what you want, and not care about the rest. Why is it causing you so much upset, so much debate?”
Her eyes still closed, she listened as he spoke, nodding in as much understanding as she could muster. ”It sounds infuriating,” she said, ”to be caught in that paradox. You’d think that if you were truly selfish, you’d know and be able to do exactly what you want, and not care about the rest. Why is it causing you so much upset, so much debate?”
