"No," she corrects him. Suddenly it's important that he understands. Suddenly Dan understanding is the most important thing in the world.

She brings one hand to her head and taps it once before grabbing onto her hair again.

"They're--" her breath hitches. "They're gone. I can't-- I can't--"

Her breathing starts picking back up.

"Can't. Feel."

She stops talking because she's about to start hyperventilating again and she can't. She just can't.