[A lump forms in her throat, and she has to force it down. It’s better that she just gets it all out there now, after so many months of it weighing her down.]
I knew something was wrong with you. But I was afraid of calling too much attention to it. If they knew that I knew, they might’ve…
[Killed him. Tears prickling her eyes, she looks down at the chair she’s gripping the back of.]
I wanted to be left alone after it happened to me. Wanted the guilt to consume me, pushed away all of my friends.
All that happened was that I lost myself.
[She looks up at him, with an expression that conveys she’s about two seconds away from crying.]
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[A lump forms in her throat, and she has to force it down. It’s better that she just gets it all out there now, after so many months of it weighing her down.]
I knew something was wrong with you. But I was afraid of calling too much attention to it. If they knew that I knew, they might’ve…
[Killed him. Tears prickling her eyes, she looks down at the chair she’s gripping the back of.]
I wanted to be left alone after it happened to me. Wanted the guilt to consume me, pushed away all of my friends.
All that happened was that I lost myself.
[She looks up at him, with an expression that conveys she’s about two seconds away from crying.]
I don’t want that for you, Newt.