"I'm Elias." He picked up the box. "I can’t promise it will work like it used to, Mara. But I can put it back together. You’ll see the cracks, but it’ll hold."
This is a powerful metaphor for the story itself. Just as Bog fixes the chapter, so too will the characters attempt to fix their broken hearts. The meta-narrative and the fiction become mirrors. broken hearts still want to love ch 1 by bog fixed
Emma sighed, feeling the familiar ache in her chest. She'd thought she was over the worst of it, that the pain had finally started to subside. But days like today, when the rain seemed to seep into her bones and the memories seemed to surface with every passing moment, she wondered if she'd ever truly be okay. "I'm Elias