He has to remind himself that this isn't Raleigh speaking to him, not really, because the words, however true they might be, still sting. Another indication, as far as he's concerned, that something is going on, because Raleigh has never said anything like that to anyone. Even in times when she should, even when Joel thinks she has every right to be angry or to shout, she never does. Even when that man on the street had grabbed her, she'd reacted like he was in the right, like it was her fault.
This isn't Raleigh. Not like she's supposed to be.
The worst part is that he's sure now. He can fix her leg. And he wants to. But that isn't the most important thing at the moment. That can wait until he's found a way to fix this first, whatever it might be. No matter what she says, there's something wrong, he can see it and now he's beginning to realize how strange she's been for the past few weeks. Everything Spencer has said to him, the things he's heard from Coop, it makes sense.
"Shut up," he says and he's going to regret it down the road when she's back to normal. There is no other option, she's going to be normal again, he's not going to just leave this and let it go. "This isn't about your leg. I don't know if you honestly can't see or feel that something is wrong or if you're still in there somewhere and something else is speaking for you, but if you are, you listen to me. I'm not going to leave you like this. I'm going to help you." And at the moment he has no idea where to begin, but he's already making a list of the people he needs to contact.
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This isn't Raleigh. Not like she's supposed to be.
The worst part is that he's sure now. He can fix her leg. And he wants to. But that isn't the most important thing at the moment. That can wait until he's found a way to fix this first, whatever it might be. No matter what she says, there's something wrong, he can see it and now he's beginning to realize how strange she's been for the past few weeks. Everything Spencer has said to him, the things he's heard from Coop, it makes sense.
"Shut up," he says and he's going to regret it down the road when she's back to normal. There is no other option, she's going to be normal again, he's not going to just leave this and let it go. "This isn't about your leg. I don't know if you honestly can't see or feel that something is wrong or if you're still in there somewhere and something else is speaking for you, but if you are, you listen to me. I'm not going to leave you like this. I'm going to help you." And at the moment he has no idea where to begin, but he's already making a list of the people he needs to contact.