He desperately wants to reach out and wipe those tears from her face, but he doesn't. He's sure she would physically push him away if he even tried. It stings to know that he's the reason why she's crying, when he wanted nothing but the opposite, but he can't lie and say he doesn't get why.
After all, imagining their roles reversed, he knows he would feel the same way too. He shouldn't have expected Trish to just be alright.
"I thought about going back, someday. But with everything-- I didn't think you'd want to see me anymore, when I did."
In a month, or a year - would she really just welcome him again? No. It probably would be just as bad as this. He would have had an even worse time trying to cope if she even ended up not showing any emotion at all.
"Not from me. But I wanted to protect you from the things that happen around me. I'm not safe, there's people... I don't know if I'll be safe, going back. I don't even think I'm safe here, or anywhere."
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After all, imagining their roles reversed, he knows he would feel the same way too. He shouldn't have expected Trish to just be alright.
"I thought about going back, someday. But with everything-- I didn't think you'd want to see me anymore, when I did."
In a month, or a year - would she really just welcome him again? No. It probably would be just as bad as this. He would have had an even worse time trying to cope if she even ended up not showing any emotion at all.
"Not from me. But I wanted to protect you from the things that happen around me. I'm not safe, there's people... I don't know if I'll be safe, going back. I don't even think I'm safe here, or anywhere."