"I knocked out his teeth once," I said as I settled against Eddie's side. He wasn't any taller than I was, but he was still bigger and it felt nice, leaning against him. "Not long before I came here, I hit him so hard I knocked out several of his teeth and they were so small and pearly white. He still has his baby teeth."

I had lost mine long ago. Maybe some of them even before the Island, but I couldn't remember.

"I think I hate him less," I admitted after a quiet moment. "I think I feel kind of sorry for him."