He passes a hand over his forehead. If this is what talking about things is like, he's glad he doesn't make a habit of it.
'That's why I kept tellin' you to leave it. That's why I-'
OK, how to say this?
'-I had the idea that if the date went well, we could stop what Keats was doing. You and me, together. That's why I kept telling you not to help him, and not to trust him, and you just wouldn' listen.'
Not angry this time. Resigned.
'If I could stop Keats, then the world would hold and you'd still be there with me. All of you would, an' it could be like always. Of course it's what I wanted.'
He walks towards her. Stops a foot away, and looks her in the eye.
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He passes a hand over his forehead. If this is what talking about things is like, he's glad he doesn't make a habit of it.
'That's why I kept tellin' you to leave it. That's why I-'
OK, how to say this?
'-I had the idea that if the date went well, we could stop what Keats was doing. You and me, together. That's why I kept telling you not to help him, and not to trust him, and you just wouldn' listen.'
Not angry this time. Resigned.
'If I could stop Keats, then the world would hold and you'd still be there with me. All of you would, an' it could be like always. Of course it's what I wanted.'
He walks towards her. Stops a foot away, and looks her in the eye.
'You probably did the right thing.'