[ At any moment, she's expecting him to turn and walk away. She's dangerous. A liar, a murderer. If anything, she'd deserve it, desertion from the first friend she made all on her own, a fitting punishment after— ]
Huh? [ Oh. That's...not what she expected. It's just the right thing to chase away the self-pitying thoughts. ] Trish...?
[ A whole lifetime of memories to sort through. She lets herself fall into them, like she's collapsing into a raked pile of leaves. Classmates, friends, science partners... She sorts through them, through this alternate life. ]
Trish, I... [ Slowly, she shakes her head, letting herself return to the here, the now. ] No? I'm...sorry, is she... Do you know her?
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Huh? [ Oh. That's...not what she expected. It's just the right thing to chase away the self-pitying thoughts. ] Trish...?
[ A whole lifetime of memories to sort through. She lets herself fall into them, like she's collapsing into a raked pile of leaves. Classmates, friends, science partners... She sorts through them, through this alternate life. ]
Trish, I... [ Slowly, she shakes her head, letting herself return to the here, the now. ] No? I'm...sorry, is she... Do you know her?