Don't squirm, don't get nervous, he's not judging you. Just tell him.]
I... was in my junior year. No one bothered me, not really. I was quiet but I was tall and - uh.
[This is harder than he was expecting. Fuck.]
...we watched this movie in class. I can't remember the title [liar] but it was old, in black and white. A woman was. She was.
...
Her husband slapped her in one scene. A-A couple times. And after class... I heard someone say that, someone said if she was stupid enough to stay with him, she. Deserved it.
[Henry's not looking at Alex. He's looking at his hands. His brow is furrowed.]
I lost my temper and shouted at him and...
[He can feel himself closing in on himself. With a jerky nod of his head, he's done. He's done.]
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I... was in my junior year. No one bothered me, not really. I was quiet but I was tall and - uh.
[This is harder than he was expecting. Fuck.]
...we watched this movie in class. I can't remember the title [liar] but it was old, in black and white. A woman was. She was.
...
Her husband slapped her in one scene. A-A couple times. And after class... I heard someone say that, someone said if she was stupid enough to stay with him, she. Deserved it.
[Henry's not looking at Alex. He's looking at his hands. His brow is furrowed.]
I lost my temper and shouted at him and...
[He can feel himself closing in on himself. With a jerky nod of his head, he's done. He's done.]