[ That look. She can't remember ever seeing it. Not on the faces of her parents, or teachers, or...even in that other life. That Riley was a good, sweet girl, one who hadn't been turned away by her family for whatever painful reason, one who hadn't given into the dark whispers in her mind. She wonders if the only reason that girl had done what she'd done was because this Riley, the liar, had slipped through, and—
This isn't the sort of attention she's used to receiving. She can't look away, even though she wants to. If she tells him, everything comes crashing down. If she tells him, any fantasy she wants to cultivate shatters. If she tells him... ]
I... [ Tears pool at the corners of her avian eyes. ] Af- after...you were... I...
[ Everything in her screams to stop. But...she trusts him. ]
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This isn't the sort of attention she's used to receiving. She can't look away, even though she wants to. If she tells him, everything comes crashing down. If she tells him, any fantasy she wants to cultivate shatters. If she tells him... ]
I... [ Tears pool at the corners of her avian eyes. ] Af- after...you were... I...
[ Everything in her screams to stop. But...she trusts him. ]
A- Aunamee, he...