she pushes him off of her with a cry and a flash of light - vernal doesn’t open her eyes , doesn’t want to see the face of a broken man who cannot come to terms with his own existence . spring stands there , hunched over and hurt . she cannot handle this ; not on her lonesome , it was never MEANT to be .
‘ do not touch me again . ‘
it comes out in gasps , but her tone is clear . it warns of a storm she knows full well she cannot ( and , perhaps , does not want to ) control .