That...that I was happy, that she trusted me with her... with her secrets. That I finished the book she picked out for me. That... I was... I was really excited to - we were going to take all the books that we borrowed and, and make a library back in the village, together, for everyone to enjoy. That I was really excited to do that. I...
[ by way of explanation - it's wet and his voice cracks, but like so many other things in rondo's life, it's so honest. she's right. it's good to talk about it, and the words flow, as he rubs at his eyes. ]
... I wanted to tell her that ... that I - that I really liked her. I really liked her so much, Miss Laudna.
[ he folds the handkerchief over in his fingers, sniffling hard, and just nods. it's such a reminder - it always is like this. the people in your life who you care for, who you love, can be snatched away at any second. there's never any chance for goodbye. (but would it be any better, if there were? maybe that's why you have to be open, maybe that's why you have to tell people you love them when you can.)
quiet falls for a moment, and he looks at the ground. ]
...I know... I know no one would want to hurt her. I know it's the monsters. It just... it just means we have to find whoever did it, tomorrow. They must be hurting, too.
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[ by way of explanation - it's wet and his voice cracks, but like so many other things in rondo's life, it's so honest. she's right. it's good to talk about it, and the words flow, as he rubs at his eyes. ]
... I wanted to tell her that ... that I - that I really liked her. I really liked her so much, Miss Laudna.
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[a very practical girl, but not a cold one by any means. she would have known.]
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quiet falls for a moment, and he looks at the ground. ]
...I know... I know no one would want to hurt her. I know it's the monsters. It just... it just means we have to find whoever did it, tomorrow. They must be hurting, too.