drown. Nobody ever saved me. No— No… This is wrong, all wrong. Wait, my dear. Wait.” She “Then composed herself and began speaking very tenderly. could lie, Gully dear, and make you believe “I it, but I‟m going to be honest. There‟s a simple explanation. I live my own private life. We all do. You do.” yours?” “What‟s different from yours… from the rest of the world. I cheat, I lie, I destroy… like all of us. I‟m “No criminal… like all of us.” For money? You don‟t need money.” “Why? “No.” control… power?” “For for power.” “Not why?” “Then She took a deep breath, as though this was the first truth and was crucifying her. hatred… “For To pay you back, all of you.” what?” “For being blind,” she said in a smoldering voice. being cheated. For being helpless… They “For “For should have killed me when I was born. Do you know what it‟s like to be blind… to receive life secondhand? To be dependent, begging, crippled? them down to your level,‟ I told my secret „Bring life. you‟re blind make them blinder. If you‟re helpless, cripple them. Pay them back… all of „If them.‟” you‟re insane.” “Olivia, you?” “And in love with a monster.” “I‟m a pair of monsters.” “We‟re “No!” Not you?” she flared. have you been doing but paying the world back, like me? What‟s “No? “What your revenge but settling your own private account with bad luck? Who wouldn‟t call you a crazy monster? I tell you, we‟re a pair, Gully. We couldn‟t help falling in love.”
“Then drown. Nobody ever saved me. No— No… This is wrong, all wrong. Wait, my dear. Wait.” She composed herself and began speaking very tenderly. “I could lie, Gully dear, and make you believe it, but I‟m going to be honest. There‟s a simple explanation. I live my own private life. We all do. You do.” “What‟s yours?” “No different from yours… from the rest of the world. I cheat, I lie, I destroy… like all of us. I‟m criminal… like all of us.” “Why? For money? You don‟t need money.” “No.” “For control… power?” “Not for power.” “Then why?” She took a deep breath, as though this was the first truth and was crucifying her. “For hatred… To pay you back, all of you.” “For what?” “For being blind,” she said in a smoldering voice. “For being cheated. For being helpless… They should have killed me when I was born. Do you know what it‟s like to be blind… to receive life secondhand? To be dependent, begging, crippled? „Bring them down to your level,‟ I told my secret life. „If you‟re blind make them blinder. If you‟re helpless, cripple them. Pay them back… all of them.‟” “Olivia, you‟re insane.” “And you?” “I‟m in love with a monster.” “We‟re a pair of monsters.” “No!” “No? Not you?” she flared. “What have you been doing but paying the world back, like me? What‟s your revenge but settling your own private account with bad luck? Who wouldn‟t call you a crazy monster? I tell you, we‟re a pair, Gully. We couldn‟t help falling in love.”
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