"I...." She was supposed to say yes. She should be able to say yes. Hadn't people basically proven it on Sunday? What more did she need?
But it was like when people asked if she was planning to go back to Callista after graduation. She knew the right answer. She even knew the answer she wanted to give! But things were more complicated than that.
"I'm pretty sure that people would have helped," she said. "And I'm pretty sure people would be mad at me if I said I hadn't been sure they wouldn't. Cal got grumpy at me once for being surprised that he'd stayed when the guys at the fry place tried to get me. So, yeah, I believe people would have? But it's still hard to believe they always will. Like maybe some day they'll decide that it's too dangerous or I've needed help too many times or they just...decided they didn't want me anymore. Do you...does that make sense?"
She tried not to hold her breath waiting for Eleanor's answer.
Re: NFB for this chunk, pls!
"I...." She was supposed to say yes. She should be able to say yes. Hadn't people basically proven it on Sunday? What more did she need?
But it was like when people asked if she was planning to go back to Callista after graduation. She knew the right answer. She even knew the answer she wanted to give! But things were more complicated than that.
"I'm pretty sure that people would have helped," she said. "And I'm pretty sure people would be mad at me if I said I hadn't been sure they wouldn't. Cal got grumpy at me once for being surprised that he'd stayed when the guys at the fry place tried to get me. So, yeah, I believe people would have? But it's still hard to believe they always will. Like maybe some day they'll decide that it's too dangerous or I've needed help too many times or they just...decided they didn't want me anymore. Do you...does that make sense?"
She tried not to hold her breath waiting for Eleanor's answer.