Before

He never knew life could be this way, but truly if he did, he wouldn't have cared. He cared about nothing, not even himself until her. Before her, he was empty/ Before her he knew nothing of joy or completion, and this is his journey to his life After her.

Unwind

If you somehow displease your parents somehow or born to do it- those people get unwound. Your life is over, but your body parts are not. It can live on with another human being. THIS IS A STORY BASED OFF OF "UNWIND" BY NEAL SHUSTERMAN