I'm beginning to realize that I'm not the kind of person that anyone just meets.

[ the unfortunate reality of being a saint. the days where she was able to simply be alina starkov are over. or at least, the days where being alina starkov was simple are.

she scrunches up her face. ]

He's going to be angry with me. We met earlier, before I put this back on. [ she touches her hand to her lungs. ] I lied to him.