[ She didn't say it for him to believe it, but it's not a platitude either. It just felt necessary to voice, to make sure that he knew given — everything. Faith felt insurmountable, for a time. Hope verged on desperation. But those are the things that it came down to in the end; not how much she knew of the future, or all the things she did to try and change it, or—
Maybe the intent was to just tell him that she understands, in a roundabout way. She can only hope ( hah ) it came through.
It's not what she wants to linger on anyway; she looks down, gaze following his finger. She could. There's a brief spike of something that says others may need it more than her; but she swallows down the impulse to voice that out loud. Her head raises to watch him for a time, weighing the pros and cons of asking, before she decides that the worst he can do is say no. ]
Will you help me pick them? [ Not as a favor owed this time like the tire change on the side of the road, but — just to spend time. ]
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Maybe the intent was to just tell him that she understands, in a roundabout way. She can only hope ( hah ) it came through.
It's not what she wants to linger on anyway; she looks down, gaze following his finger. She could. There's a brief spike of something that says others may need it more than her; but she swallows down the impulse to voice that out loud. Her head raises to watch him for a time, weighing the pros and cons of asking, before she decides that the worst he can do is say no. ]
Will you help me pick them? [ Not as a favor owed this time like the tire change on the side of the road, but — just to spend time. ]