How could he convey to someone who'd never even met her the way she always smelled like rain, or how his stomach knotted up every time he saw her shake loose her hair from its braid? How could he describe how it felt when she finished his sentences, turnec the mug they were sharing so that her mouth landed where his had been? How did he explain the way they could be in a locker room, or underwater, or in the piney woods of Maine, bus as long as Em was with him, he was at home?
In Jodi Picoult's "The Pact," the protagonist struggles to express the profound connection he feels with a woman named Em. He reflects on the unique and intimate details of their bond, such as how her presence can evoke memories of rain and the physical sensations her mere actions can trigger in him. These moments illustrate the depth of his feelings and the difficulty in articulating them to someone unfamiliar with their...
