I'll try. [ she says, finally. ] I think really all I can do is just be there. And that takes time. You have to show him that you're not going anywhere.
Yeah. When you're used to losing everything, I'm sure it hurts less to assume that's always going to be your only option.
[...
An exhaustion falls over his expression, the silence stretching for a bit too long.]
I don't have any intention of falling tomorrow. I'll do what I can for him. I promised him as much. But there's a lot that he and I can't address without a lot of work on our ends.
I think a part of him is still convinced I would kill him, if I wanted to.
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I'll try. [ she says, finally. ] I think really all I can do is just be there. And that takes time. You have to show him that you're not going anywhere.
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[...
An exhaustion falls over his expression, the silence stretching for a bit too long.]
I don't have any intention of falling tomorrow. I'll do what I can for him. I promised him as much. But there's a lot that he and I can't address without a lot of work on our ends.
I think a part of him is still convinced I would kill him, if I wanted to.