Raleigh just sort of stares at him, her eyes flicking to the letter, and the color in her face - of which there wasn't much to start with, she's tired and exhausted as the rest of them, but he says Jesus, and she can't even keep looking at him, her eyes darting away and back, away and then back.
Because now? Now she knows what that is, and even if she doesn't remember exactly what's in it, she knows what it is.
She sits heavily, wincing as it hurts, but she then looks down at her fingers.
"I don't know what to say." She looks back at him, and then she swallows hard. "I- this-" She presses her lips into a thin line, and it's still like that, it's still her not able to look at him for more than a second. She's not sorry. She's not, but it hurts, and she wishes- she wishes he never found it.
Finally, she says something. "I couldn't- I had to do something." The words are quiet, and she's bracing herself, even though she doesn't know what for.
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Because now? Now she knows what that is, and even if she doesn't remember exactly what's in it, she knows what it is.
She sits heavily, wincing as it hurts, but she then looks down at her fingers.
"I don't know what to say." She looks back at him, and then she swallows hard. "I- this-" She presses her lips into a thin line, and it's still like that, it's still her not able to look at him for more than a second. She's not sorry. She's not, but it hurts, and she wishes- she wishes he never found it.
Finally, she says something. "I couldn't- I had to do something." The words are quiet, and she's bracing herself, even though she doesn't know what for.