[ He's gotten better at calming her down, or maybe Mary's gotten better at stopping herself from crying herself into hysterics.
... No, he's gotten better at calming her down. It's still a few embarrassing moments of sniffling and coughing to try and clear the regrets from her throat, but when he squeezes her hand, she quiets. Her fingers are trembling-- still, she tries to squeeze back, acknowledgment. ]
I just... memories are all I have, of some people. [ People lost to her, forever. She swallows hard against the tightness in her throat and continues, somewhat thickly-- ] I made a promise to myself, that I'd never forget my friends. Everyone who means something... but then I did.
And I don't know how to keep them safe now. If I forget everything again... it's a really scary thing to think about. I think me forgetting them... must have hurt some people, too.
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... No, he's gotten better at calming her down. It's still a few embarrassing moments of sniffling and coughing to try and clear the regrets from her throat, but when he squeezes her hand, she quiets. Her fingers are trembling-- still, she tries to squeeze back, acknowledgment. ]
I just... memories are all I have, of some people. [ People lost to her, forever. She swallows hard against the tightness in her throat and continues, somewhat thickly-- ] I made a promise to myself, that I'd never forget my friends. Everyone who means something... but then I did.
And I don't know how to keep them safe now. If I forget everything again... it's a really scary thing to think about. I think me forgetting them... must have hurt some people, too.