[ No, she doesn't want to. Staring hard at anything else is easier. Ellie is so unused to seeing his reactions, to having him press for her to talk more - it's a little unnerving. Never mind their topic of discussion...
Finally, she glances up at him without facing him fully. ]
What? [ She asks again, made all the more uncomfortable by the expression on his face. That's gotta be enough, right? What would he look like if he knew more of what happened that winter? ] I just - I told you.
[ It should be more consolation, knowing what kind of state she'd left David in. Somehow, it isn't. ]
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Finally, she glances up at him without facing him fully. ]
What? [ She asks again, made all the more uncomfortable by the expression on his face. That's gotta be enough, right? What would he look like if he knew more of what happened that winter? ] I just - I told you.
[ It should be more consolation, knowing what kind of state she'd left David in. Somehow, it isn't. ]