KILLIAN• Brynn was a wonder to me. She was so different from what I imagined. The first time I saw her, I couldn’t fight away the spark and connection I felt between us, no matter how much I tried to phase it out of my mind. But the way she comforted me last night was something that changed the very dark, merciless thing in me; she made me feel like I could be loved and love someone. Was I close to living with her? I don’t know yet, but the comfort she gave me yesterday, hearing my story and never judging me, was that she listened silently and cried for me. She cried for me. A prickly feeling that had my walls cracking; it was astonishing the way she cried for me and begged for my forgiveness, even though she didn’t know my assailants, but for my sake, she was heartbroken; my mind and