Prologue
"Why are you following me?" she stated flatly.
“Following you,” he stated flatly.
“Yes following me” she whispered “I’ve already stated, we have no business together. You’re the cruelest person living_”
“Living. Exactly my point, Maxine. You need to learn to open yourself up again to me.”
“Open myself up to you? Great idea, Jesse. Then I can become a door mat for sadist like you. You should be quite pleased with yourself. I’ve definitely reacted to you. Well, I’m sorry, Jesse Charles, never again. I prefer being a robot.”
“No, you don’t, and the more time you spend with me-”
“There will be no more time!”
“Wrong, Mrs. Thomas, because I plague you _”
“I hate you!”
“Hate is a strong word. That’s a start anyways. And by the time I’m finished with you, you’ll either love me or dispise me. But at least you’ll be feeling again-and living.”
“Following you,” he stated flatly.
“Yes following me” she whispered “I’ve already stated, we have no business together. You’re the cruelest person living_”
“Living. Exactly my point, Maxine. You need to learn to open yourself up again to me.”
“Open myself up to you? Great idea, Jesse. Then I can become a door mat for sadist like you. You should be quite pleased with yourself. I’ve definitely reacted to you. Well, I’m sorry, Jesse Charles, never again. I prefer being a robot.”
“No, you don’t, and the more time you spend with me-”
“There will be no more time!”
“Wrong, Mrs. Thomas, because I plague you _”
“I hate you!” “Hate is a strong word. That’s a start anyways. And by the time I’m finished with you, you’ll either love me or dispise me. But at least you’ll be feeling again-and living."
