[ I'm supposed to just smile and tell you, it's all right, there's nothing to be afraid of? Like a liar?
And there it is, the little voice: Right. You were right. You were right to run.
She does not run. She only stares, wide-eyed and still, a tear escaping the swell of them to roll down her cheek. And then she nods slowly, her voice distant. ]
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And there it is, the little voice: Right. You were right. You were right to run.
She does not run. She only stares, wide-eyed and still, a tear escaping the swell of them to roll down her cheek. And then she nods slowly, her voice distant. ]
Said again now you will deny none of it.
I am right, then.