Two words, just two words, but they have so much power. From the instant they're said, they reverberate in her brain, and start a chain reaction that she's unable to control. Guilt, guilt that's been with her for so long it almost feels like a part of her, now resurfaces with a vengeance; it spreads to every tip, forms a knot in her chest and a lump in her throat. Turns her feet into lead.
She wants to leave, to default to her natural response. The longer he goes on, the harder this becomes to endure. But no matter how hard, she knows she can't walk away, can't avoid. Not this time.
A long moment of silence, an eternity of silence, passes. It may seem like she has nothing to say at all, until- ]
Don't apologize. [The words are blunt, and could be taken as harsh, if her voice wasn't so choked.]
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Two words, just two words, but they have so much power. From the instant they're said, they reverberate in her brain, and start a chain reaction that she's unable to control. Guilt, guilt that's been with her for so long it almost feels like a part of her, now resurfaces with a vengeance; it spreads to every tip, forms a knot in her chest and a lump in her throat. Turns her feet into lead.
She wants to leave, to default to her natural response. The longer he goes on, the harder this becomes to endure. But no matter how hard, she knows she can't walk away, can't avoid. Not this time.
A long moment of silence, an eternity of silence, passes. It may seem like she has nothing to say at all, until- ]
Don't apologize. [The words are blunt, and could be taken as harsh, if her voice wasn't so choked.]