[ The snack was nice, but as she scoots a little closer where she's seated, he keeps the chopsticks on the table along with his cup of tea so that he can better support and hold her. Slipping his arm around her waist, he returns her smile with a small one of his own. ]
Don't be. [ A couple beats. ] I'm the one who shoulda been there.
What's done is done. And I wanna keep looking ahead with you...
[ She's here now. Alive. Healthy. Happy. Smiling so beautifully... Everything he wished to get stronger for and protect. ]
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[ The snack was nice, but as she scoots a little closer where she's seated, he keeps the chopsticks on the table along with his cup of tea so that he can better support and hold her. Slipping his arm around her waist, he returns her smile with a small one of his own. ]
Don't be. [ A couple beats. ] I'm the one who shoulda been there.
What's done is done. And I wanna keep looking ahead with you...
[ She's here now. Alive. Healthy. Happy. Smiling so beautifully... Everything he wished to get stronger for and protect. ]
...not looking back.
[ Not on that. ]