"It's the only way to forget your face," Mina said, staring at him through her tear-filled eyes. "It's the only way to forget the parts it won't let me lose. Everything will crumble and then it will all be fine."

She smiled, though there was no happiness in it. "Unless you stop me. I don't even know why I want you to stop me. I can feel it in my chest, but I can't think it in my head. I don't like this conflict, so you can either end me, or I can end you. It's the only way."