[ He doesn't snap back or raise up or chide her. He sits there and listens, takes it all in like he's done all this before. He probably has. Maybe he's got a kid her age or maybe he's just dealt with a lot of delinquents as an officer. She wants to be angrier, for him to say something to give her an excuse to yell or say something cruel, but he doesn't and the fire in her dims.
She scoffs. Upset. Disappointed. Not surprised. And her expression falls, jaw tight. She allows herself to fall quiet for a minute or two, stewing, before she finally speaks up again. ]
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She scoffs. Upset. Disappointed. Not surprised. And her expression falls, jaw tight. She allows herself to fall quiet for a minute or two, stewing, before she finally speaks up again. ]
Do you have anyone who needs you back home?