Lyle rants, justifies, damns himself. All in one. It’s economical, really. “What did you ever give her? The truth? More lies? Confusion, anger, hate, suffering?”

“What did you give her? Thirty seconds before you collapsed, spent?” He could have been a comedian, really.

“Fuck you,” Lyle sneers.

“I’m brainwashed, but I’m not that far gone.”

Lyle smiles. “Oh, we’ll see.”

Jarod’s smart enough to know a promise when he sees one.




That's my favourite part, but I loved all of it! Twisted, harsh, funny in an empty way and it all makes sense, sort of... Well, more than this review, anyway...