My best friend's boyfriend wasn't just cheating on her. He was violent, a liar, domineering, vulgar... I urged her to break up with him countless times, but she turned around and shared our conversation with him. Later, the two of them got into an argument at a house they'd built in the village. Her boyfriend accidentally shoved me down the stairs. My best friend panicked and hid in his arms, then helped him dismember my body and hide the pieces. After I was reborn, she came to me in tears again. I slapped her across the face and smiled. “You said it yourself: love can stop the pain.”
