The latest disappearances really isolate the narrator, since she and R can no longer agree on something simple: whether or not the narrator’s body is all there. This difference of opinion creates an unsolvable distance between them, even though R wants to help as much as he can and says he’ll hold her “like a princess.” At this stage in their relationship, it’s clear that they both care for each other so much, but the difference in how they see the world might be too significant to overcome.