She was supposed to catch me. [Farrah sniffles, like that can make the tears go.] A-and I landed a lot worse than I should have, I didn’t — I hit my head, when I fell. [She had thought she was over this, but when he pulls her in, she feels like a small child, and she wants so desperately to feel safe and protected again. It’s easier to cry.]

I was better than most of those girls. But after that, I was a joke. No matter what.