Xie E stopped and folded her arms over her chest. "Please turn around and actually speak to me, Jono," she requested calmly. "Telepathy is one of the ways you distance yourself from people. You do not have to look at them, and if you do not wish to hear them, you can tune them out if they communicate as you choose. I know you're hurt and upset. Rightfully so. Everything you said is true. But you made yourself her problem by demanding her attention because you are trying to prove yourself to her as hard as she is trying to prove herself to the universe. Neither of you have anything to prove. I warned you. Two fire souls always feed each other until they burn up all the air around them. I am not asking you to stay. I am asking you to realize your part in this mess so in the future, you do not get scorched as you have. You may not believe it, but I care about you, Jono. So stop acting like no one does. That's what they told you and the reason you're angry is because you think this makes them right."