"Oh," she said, realising her misunderstanding with a dawning look of horror. When he'd said he wanted out she thought he'd meant he wanted to kill himself.
"No," she said, her breathing starting to speed up a little without her consent. She tried to press her tongue against the roof of her mouth to calm it down. "I mean," she said. "I do know. Why." Breathe, she told herself. Breathe. It doesn't matter that you misunderstood. He doesn't know you fucked up the conversation. He doesn't know. It's fine.
"A few months isn't that long," she said, shaking her head like three really wasn't a huge deal. She pushed her hair back over her shoulders, reminding herself how nice it was today, how nice she'd been able to make it. "I mean, some people are lifers, right?"
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Date: 2014-03-20 10:40 am (UTC)From:"No," she said, her breathing starting to speed up a little without her consent. She tried to press her tongue against the roof of her mouth to calm it down. "I mean," she said. "I do know. Why." Breathe, she told herself. Breathe. It doesn't matter that you misunderstood. He doesn't know you fucked up the conversation. He doesn't know. It's fine.
"A few months isn't that long," she said, shaking her head like three really wasn't a huge deal. She pushed her hair back over her shoulders, reminding herself how nice it was today, how nice she'd been able to make it. "I mean, some people are lifers, right?"