[ perhaps the worst thing about the whole affair is remembering what she'd done while she'd been taken. at first it was only bits and pieces; memories which faded all too quickly before she can recollect them completely. but when she does, there's horror and guilt that makes her mouth taste terrible and her throat tight.
whenever edmund looks into his own bracelet, there'll be a missed call from his sister. she'd left him no words - as though she meant to, but never did. ]
[ she opens her mouth to say yes, but quickly changed her mind - what if something happens again? who's to say she's in complete control of herself again? what if--
susan gives her brother a small, hesitant smile. ] No, no. I just-- I-- [ she thought about telling him she made a mistake, didn't mean to ring him like this, but dismissed the thought. lying never did help matters anyway. ]
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whenever edmund looks into his own bracelet, there'll be a missed call from his sister. she'd left him no words - as though she meant to, but never did. ]
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Susan. [He stops with an air of seriousness about him.] Would you like to speak in person?
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susan gives her brother a small, hesitant smile. ] No, no. I just-- I-- [ she thought about telling him she made a mistake, didn't mean to ring him like this, but dismissed the thought. lying never did help matters anyway. ]
--are you all right, Edmund?