"The fierce intensity of the feeling shocked her. It was a feeling that insisted she scratch. Except scratching never helped. And she had the scars to prove it."
"These attacks came out of nowhere but immediately brought life to a standstill as she tried to ease the unbearable sensation. A bout could last for hours and almost always ended with her arm a bloody mess."
"Her doctor back home had no idea what caused the crazy itch or what more she might do about it."
"The little bags of ice brought by the flight attendant melted slowly, numbing the hand that pressed them against her arm and easing the itch."
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