I must've made a suffering sound, because Jacek threaded his fingers through mine into a tight, unbreakable ball. "It's okay if you can't remember."

"No." I swallowed hard. "I remember exactly. It's just I can hear the static already, a warning, like what I imagine chewing on aluminum foil would be like."

Jacek dipped his chin to look me in the eyes. "Okay, we need to get you a new imagination."

"Stop joking around, Jacek," Eddie snapped.

Jacek shot him a ...