[ She sighs, feeling a little trapped. He says that he doesn't want her to give up, but then he tries to slip out of talking about it like this. Says that he already understands, that she doesn't need to explain, but then ignores what she's saying and talks over it. Surely it's not supposed to be this hard. But … they have a lot that need salvaging.
That takes time. She knows that better than most. So she just nods. ]
Yeah. Yeah, we can move.
[ And she strikes out with him.
There is, however, one last thing she feels like she needs to say on the subject. ]
Please don't tell anyone. [ Probably she should qualify that. But she's also qualified plenty already, and he didn't want to hear that. He'll either listen or he won't, and she knows she'll be his friend no matter which he does because she loves him and he's only going to do it if he really believes it's for the best. That's hard to fault him for. But ... she hopes he won't, all the same. She hopes her request is enough on its own. ]
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That takes time. She knows that better than most. So she just nods. ]
Yeah. Yeah, we can move.
[ And she strikes out with him.
There is, however, one last thing she feels like she needs to say on the subject. ]
Please don't tell anyone. [ Probably she should qualify that. But she's also qualified plenty already, and he didn't want to hear that. He'll either listen or he won't, and she knows she'll be his friend no matter which he does because she loves him and he's only going to do it if he really believes it's for the best. That's hard to fault him for. But ... she hopes he won't, all the same. She hopes her request is enough on its own. ]