[ She watches him with the ghost of a frown; it feels strange, wrapping her head around the thoughts of this person she knows and yet doesn't, and though she impulsively lifts a hand to meet his, she can't. Her hand hovers and then falls. Tess shoves those feelings down like she's clamping the lid down on a boiling pot. If he wants an answer, he can have that instead.]
It was early summer. I woke up alone, and I was used to that, but I hated it anyway. [ No last night with Joel to speak of.] And the next morning, when I still hadn't slept and it had stormed overnight, I felt like I was on top of the world. But when we were cutting through a museum because the road was blocked, the roof collapsed and Ellie and I got split from Joel.
[ She pauses to tense her jaw for an instant, to tamp down some impulse to get upset about it, but she knows it's behind her eyes anyway.]
A Runner got me. I got it off and away before he caught up with me, but... I saw him, and I knew I had to keep it from him to finish the job. I regretted that.
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It was early summer. I woke up alone, and I was used to that, but I hated it anyway. [ No last night with Joel to speak of.] And the next morning, when I still hadn't slept and it had stormed overnight, I felt like I was on top of the world. But when we were cutting through a museum because the road was blocked, the roof collapsed and Ellie and I got split from Joel.
[ She pauses to tense her jaw for an instant, to tamp down some impulse to get upset about it, but she knows it's behind her eyes anyway.]
A Runner got me. I got it off and away before he caught up with me, but... I saw him, and I knew I had to keep it from him to finish the job. I regretted that.