[She knows they probably have to talk about this; if nothing else, she should at least acknowledge what he said, even if she can't quite bring herself to believe it.
He's right about a few things. He's right that she doesn't believe him when he tells her she's amazing. He's right that she isn't sure whether he really loves her as much as he says he does. And she knows that isn't fair to him, when he's spent months telling her otherwise, but she can't quite ignore the thought that this is all just because she's young and pretty and that's enough to keep him interested. It's enough to make him think he's in love with her, but she's waiting for the moment he realizes that she's just some dumb kid, that he should stop wasting his time on her, that he should have stayed with Effie.
But if she tells him that's what she's scared of, it might be what makes him realize, and she doesn't want that. This is nice, she wants it to last a little longer.
But she has to say something; she owes him that.]
You're not responsible for me.
[It's not angry or annoyed, if anything, it sounds like she's trying to reassure him.]
If you can't-- If you don't know how to handle it, you don't have to.
[It. This. Her.
Why does it feel like she's giving him permission to leave her?]
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He's right about a few things. He's right that she doesn't believe him when he tells her she's amazing. He's right that she isn't sure whether he really loves her as much as he says he does. And she knows that isn't fair to him, when he's spent months telling her otherwise, but she can't quite ignore the thought that this is all just because she's young and pretty and that's enough to keep him interested. It's enough to make him think he's in love with her, but she's waiting for the moment he realizes that she's just some dumb kid, that he should stop wasting his time on her, that he should have stayed with Effie.
But if she tells him that's what she's scared of, it might be what makes him realize, and she doesn't want that. This is nice, she wants it to last a little longer.
But she has to say something; she owes him that.]
You're not responsible for me.
[It's not angry or annoyed, if anything, it sounds like she's trying to reassure him.]
If you can't-- If you don't know how to handle it, you don't have to.
[It. This. Her.
Why does it feel like she's giving him permission to leave her?]