No, I had help. My family wasn't going to let me just...stay where I was. They looked for me and I managed to hang on until they found me.

( there were scars, of course. even an original couldn't completely avoid the aftereffects of something like that. his mother had found the cracks in his soul, in his mind and she'd dug her fingers into them until he'd nearly cracked.

elijah sighs, rubbing his chin. )

But I'm fine now. ( for the most part. )