A fairy tale. That gave me pause and made me wonder just how many people knew about Peter and had never said so when I told them about him. It made me wonder, too, what my part of such a story might be. Aggie says it as though people don't realize what a monster he can be and I wonder if that makes me the monster instead.

"No," I agreed. "They're not. He isn't nice, not at all, but he's... well, he makes it seem as though you're the only one in the world when he cares for you. It's just that his care doesn't always last very long."

He forgets you then. And that leaves you feeling small and alone.