[ elena knows this. lived this. she's quiet for a moment, looks away and down. helen's right; the last thing she wants is to be lonely or bitter. she's taken whatever happiness has been afforded to her. took her misery and made it something else. ] I just don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. [ she exhales. ] But it's... inevitable. [ with their lives, with what they all are. ] They always do. [ so she just has to keep fighting.