[The nice thing about long having since realized he doesn't need to breathe is that he doesn't need to be breathlessly panting, but still, there's a slight wheeze of effort to his words. Don't worry, he's gonna get on a train and not run all the way down all those stairs. Fuck that noise frankly.]
Mona, I...there are things that happen in our memories, things that we will come to regret, things we will be horrified by. And then we have to make a decision on what that means for us. She might simply need time to figure herself out. Not everyone wants to have a nervous breakdown in front of others.
What you experienced was awful. [He has to assume. Else she wouldn't be so terrified and so beside herself.] But no matter what you saw, it isn't yours. It is not yours to deal with or to decide on. You'll have to manage it, but none of it was you.
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[The nice thing about long having since realized he doesn't need to breathe is that he doesn't need to be breathlessly panting, but still, there's a slight wheeze of effort to his words. Don't worry, he's gonna get on a train and not run all the way down all those stairs. Fuck that noise frankly.]
Mona, I...there are things that happen in our memories, things that we will come to regret, things we will be horrified by. And then we have to make a decision on what that means for us. She might simply need time to figure herself out. Not everyone wants to have a nervous breakdown in front of others.
What you experienced was awful. [He has to assume. Else she wouldn't be so terrified and so beside herself.] But no matter what you saw, it isn't yours. It is not yours to deal with or to decide on. You'll have to manage it, but none of it was you.