Nobody should be. [She offers him a smile.] But sometimes, we don't get to choose our fates.
[He has such kind eyes. Very much the brooding type, he is, and so keen to keep a tight lip. She didn't imagine it would be him sitting next to her now, willingly or otherwise.
Her hand finds his and gives it a soft squeeze.]
Thank you, Arthur. For talking to me. And for staying.
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Nobody should be. [She offers him a smile.] But sometimes, we don't get to choose our fates.
[He has such kind eyes. Very much the brooding type, he is, and so keen to keep a tight lip. She didn't imagine it would be him sitting next to her now, willingly or otherwise.
Her hand finds his and gives it a soft squeeze.]
Thank you, Arthur. For talking to me. And for staying.
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well, regardless.]
It's nothing.
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[Whether he likes it or not, this is a true kindness he has paid her. Something she hopes to repay one day.
She only hopes there'll be enough time to do so.]