Weren't you the one who once told me to be selfish for a change?
[She grits her teeth at the touch to her face, but still, she doesn't pull away.]
Don't you think I'm miserable enough already? Should I apologize that I wasn't strong enough to stay back there where it reeked of blood and every last bit of it kept reminding me of what I did? Why not? It can be one more failure to mark down my list.
[Her eyes narrow.]
There. You're right. You're right! I didn't waste a bit of time hurting Sam again. And why not throw in everyone else, too, everyone who's looking for me and worrying about me right now? I've hurt all of them, too. You're right, I am just as awful as Sam was making me out to be on the Network yesterday. There! You're right! Are you happy?!
[And then, abruptly, her anger fades, and her shoulders slump.]
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[She grits her teeth at the touch to her face, but still, she doesn't pull away.]
Don't you think I'm miserable enough already? Should I apologize that I wasn't strong enough to stay back there where it reeked of blood and every last bit of it kept reminding me of what I did? Why not? It can be one more failure to mark down my list.
[Her eyes narrow.]
There. You're right. You're right! I didn't waste a bit of time hurting Sam again. And why not throw in everyone else, too, everyone who's looking for me and worrying about me right now? I've hurt all of them, too. You're right, I am just as awful as Sam was making me out to be on the Network yesterday. There! You're right! Are you happy?!
[And then, abruptly, her anger fades, and her shoulders slump.]
I hope so. If you are, that makes one of us.