“Please, I can’t — do what you want. I /can’t/.
—- I can’t /be/ like you, it will destroy me.”
“Oh spare me the dramatics. Of course you
can. It’s not hard, I can show you. You won’t
be thinking so … negatively after.”
“Please, you have to listen. You have to understand — I /can’t/.
What you want — I’d /rather/ die first.”