[ it comes automatic, by reflex. he doesn't sound burdened by disappointment, but — it feels, to some degree, like spitting in the face of someone else's proferred kindness. ana kuya might have surely scolded her for the ingratitude refusing a meal served to her.
especially when ingredients had been so difficult to come by, in the first place. ]
I could ... try it. If that's really what you wanted to make.
[ she does not, notably, sound the least bit enthusiastic. strained, instead, like a child pushing peas around their plate to avoid having to eat them. but if it's what he wants to make, then — she can at least manage that decency to spare his feelings. ]
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[ it comes automatic, by reflex. he doesn't sound burdened by disappointment, but — it feels, to some degree, like spitting in the face of someone else's proferred kindness. ana kuya might have surely scolded her for the ingratitude refusing a meal served to her.
especially when ingredients had been so difficult to come by, in the first place. ]
I could ... try it. If that's really what you wanted to make.
[ she does not, notably, sound the least bit enthusiastic. strained, instead, like a child pushing peas around their plate to avoid having to eat them. but if it's what he wants to make, then — she can at least manage that decency to spare his feelings. ]