I know. [She can't tell him that it's okay, she's pretty sure things are far from okay. She remembers how she felt even thinking that she had been responsible, so the thought of having to deal with actually doing it -- she can't imagine it.
Erica just stays with him, hand moving to rest to the back of his head. She had tried to deny what had happened and maybe she blames Sophie a little bit for it ending the way it did, but what matters is that he's back and he's alive and he actually came home. She had never had siblings before and maybe that's not what it means to be part of a pack, but she doesn't have a comparison either way. She just knows that it feels better knowing that he's okay.]
Can I tell you that you can never do that again? [She tries to make it into a light-sounding comment, but the stress and worry pushes through easily.]
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I know. [She can't tell him that it's okay, she's pretty sure things are far from okay. She remembers how she felt even thinking that she had been responsible, so the thought of having to deal with actually doing it -- she can't imagine it.
Erica just stays with him, hand moving to rest to the back of his head. She had tried to deny what had happened and maybe she blames Sophie a little bit for it ending the way it did, but what matters is that he's back and he's alive and he actually came home. She had never had siblings before and maybe that's not what it means to be part of a pack, but she doesn't have a comparison either way. She just knows that it feels better knowing that he's okay.]
Can I tell you that you can never do that again? [She tries to make it into a light-sounding comment, but the stress and worry pushes through easily.]