[He's quiet. He won't accept her apology? Maybe he does hate her after all. The thought makes her shoulders hunch up. But he's always quiet. It's one of the things she likes most about their conversations.
His response startles her enough that for once, she's the one who doesn't know how to answer.]
W-What? But I...! I-If I'd have been there, maybe they would have listened to me. M-Maybe even just one more person could have been okay. If I'd given you my bag instead...
[Selfish. She can almost hear her reflection from the caves in Vista Virs mocking her. But it's true. She'd rather be in his place, suffering from the pain of having fallen and broken against the unforgiving ground. She's been through death before, she deserves it.
Her hands clench tightly into her skirt again, wrinkling the fabric.]
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His response startles her enough that for once, she's the one who doesn't know how to answer.]
W-What? But I...! I-If I'd have been there, maybe they would have listened to me. M-Maybe even just one more person could have been okay. If I'd given you my bag instead...
[Selfish. She can almost hear her reflection from the caves in Vista Virs mocking her. But it's true. She'd rather be in his place, suffering from the pain of having fallen and broken against the unforgiving ground. She's been through death before, she deserves it.
Her hands clench tightly into her skirt again, wrinkling the fabric.]
I'm so sorry.