Telling people..that was hard. Explaining why she would let herself do so much harm to her body was worse. She took a sip of the water and looked at Sean, her eyes on his.

"Ever had..memories that ate away at you? That sometimes, it's better to feel a pain that you inflict on yourself rather than let the memories of the past eat away at you?"

Her eyes fell shut for a moment. "When I dance, I'm free. When I dance, I fly above it all. And away from it all. It doesn't hurt...as much."