I am crying, he thought, opening his eyes to stare through the soapy, stinging water. I feel like crying, so I must be crying, but it's impossible to tell because I'm underwater. But he wasn't crying. Curiously, he felt too depressed to cry. Too hurt. It felt as if she'd taken the part of him that cried.

Summary

This quote portrays a character submerged in water who is feeling extreme sadness and the desire to cry. However, the character is unable to discern whether they are actually crying or not due to the underwater surroundings. Interestingly, the character realizes that they are incapable of shedding tears even though they feel overwhelming despair and emotional pain. This realization suggests that someone or something has deeply hurt the character to the point where their ability to express emotions, particularly through tears, has been eroded or taken away entirely.

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