[ Now her chest aches. He has to go through everything she's put on a happy face to cover up for the past few months. Maybe it's not as bad, having no memory of the disappearance and hearing about it secondhand. Or maybe it's worse? Either way, this reunion is increasingly bittersweet.
She nods, silent for a while. It's taking some time to swallow down all the bile gurgling in her throat. ]
You promised you'd stay with me. And then...you were gone.
[ Which she knows wasn't his fault. Still, it hurts. It's hurt every day since she could no longer find him. God, the late nights she'd spent wandering through the parking garage, hoping, praying...
More tears run down her cheeks, but she turns her head away, determined to hide it. Just a little. Barely. ]
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She nods, silent for a while. It's taking some time to swallow down all the bile gurgling in her throat. ]
You promised you'd stay with me. And then...you were gone.
[ Which she knows wasn't his fault. Still, it hurts. It's hurt every day since she could no longer find him. God, the late nights she'd spent wandering through the parking garage, hoping, praying...
More tears run down her cheeks, but she turns her head away, determined to hide it. Just a little. Barely. ]
I didn't think I'd see you ever again.