...I haven't told anyone about any of it. Not back home, not in the other place.
[even the most empathetic and strong people need a listening ear and someone to care, even if it's only for that moment. back home and in the other place, people had brought their worries to her and it had been exhausting.
but enduring was better than the alternative.
and she's very grateful for his willingness to listen to her. so few people do]
Yes. Very quickly. [a shaky smile] What can I say, I'm friendly and outgoing and I genuinely like people. [and her mother weaponized that goes unsaid] But. Other than the...stuff for my mother, I don't tell other people's secrets.
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[even the most empathetic and strong people need a listening ear and someone to care, even if it's only for that moment. back home and in the other place, people had brought their worries to her and it had been exhausting.
but enduring was better than the alternative.
and she's very grateful for his willingness to listen to her. so few people do]
Yes. Very quickly. [a shaky smile] What can I say, I'm friendly and outgoing and I genuinely like people. [and her mother weaponized that goes unsaid] But. Other than the...stuff for my mother, I don't tell other people's secrets.