[Bonus chapter]Someone Make Me Stop, Please

{ARMANDO}

The brain and the body work hand in hand, or so I thought. I am not so sure anymore. What body part controls human speech? Mine stopped, and the only thing I am holding onto now is dear heavens to help. And you know what? It left me alone too. I am stuck with my useless brain that picked this fucking day, this fucking moment to screw me over.

Bravo Armando! Here you are, sitting, words spewing out of your lips to the same person you spent the entire night and the whole day thinking about how to get rid of. What has come over me? Why can't I stop? I need a break, why can't she ask me a question?

Why is Maya Smith staring at me? With kindness in her eyes, her face inviting me to continue talking? Why doesn't she scream and ask me to stop talking? This is madness, and if I don't stop anytime soon, I will die alone.