Chapter 5 Side B

*she's standing in front of the lake, facing the water* Noelle: Kris. I know. I know you wanted to deny it. I did too, at first. But... Eventually... We're going to have to face the truth. Yesterday, when... everything happened... Every cell in my body was screaming at me to run away ...that if I stayed by your side any longer, you were going to drag me down with you. Drag me down somewhere no one is supposed to go. ...And you know what terrified me the most about that? I think... I want that.