The Vanishing Half

You didn't! Oh, I can't believe you! You sat right there on my couch and told me you had some big fight--

We did! I mean, nothing had happened then, I swear

Jude holds back from telling the whole truth to Barry about what happened between her and Reese. "But after the blackout, she hadn't told anyone. She wasn't even sure how to explain what had happened between her and Reese. One night they'd been friends, the next lovers" (Bennett 124). Jude chose not to explain what really happened because she wasn't sure nor confident in where Reese and her relationship lies.

when Jude would go to beaches and pools, she would often think about people making fun of her. "She told him she didn't like to swim. But she'd loved going to the city pool in D.C. In Mallard, she never dared to swim in the river--imagine showing so much of yourself. She wasn't in Mallard anymore, but somehow, the town wouldn't leave her" (Bennett 125). Judde struggled so much with her own self image because she was taught growing up, that she was meant to cover up as much as possible because she was seen as undesirable.

Because, I want to see you.

Well, I don't want you to.

Jude began to really fall in love with Reese, but he wouldn't allow her to see who he really was. "Sometimes she felt as if that wall had never quite fallen. She never felt what she wanted to feel, his skin on hers" (Bennett 126). Jude had so much love and attraction towards Reese, but she was being neglected by him physically.

You didn't! Oh, I can't believe you! You sat right there on my couch and told me you had some big fight--

We did! I mean, nothing had happened then, I swear

Jude holds back from telling the whole truth to Barry about what happened between her and Reese. "But after the blackout, she hadn't told anyone. She wasn't even sure how to explain what had happened between her and Reese. One night they'd been friends, the next lovers" (Bennett 124). Jude chose not to explain what really happened because she wasn't sure nor confident in where Reese and her relationship lies.

when Jude would go to beaches and pools, she would often think about people making fun of her. "She told him she didn't like to swim. But she'd loved going to the city pool in D.C. In Mallard, she never dared to swim in the river--imagine showing so much of yourself. She wasn't in Mallard anymore, but somehow, the town wouldn't leave her" (Bennett 125). Judde struggled so much with her own self image because she was taught growing up, that she was meant to cover up as much as possible because she was seen as undesirable.

Because, I want to see you.

Well, I don't want you to.

Jude began to really fall in love with Reese, but he wouldn't allow her to see who he really was. "Sometimes she felt as if that wall had never quite fallen. She never felt what she wanted to feel, his skin on hers" (Bennett 126). Jude had so much love and attraction towards Reese, but she was being neglected by him physically.

You didn't! Oh, I can't believe you! You sat right there on my couch and told me you had some big fight--

We did! I mean, nothing had happened then, I swear

Jude holds back from telling the whole truth to Barry about what happened between her and Reese. "But after the blackout, she hadn't told anyone. She wasn't even sure how to explain what had happened between her and Reese. One night they'd been friends, the next lovers" (Bennett 124). Jude chose not to explain what really happened because she wasn't sure nor confident in where Reese and her relationship lies.