[She gets no pleasure from it. Camille folds the sleeves back down quick, swallowing thick, hesitant.
Was that the right move, or the wrong one? A wake up call or an extra weight on a young girl's back?]
Like I said, it's not worth punishing yourself. Bad things can happen to you. They can happen around you. And maybe sometimes because of you. I won't lie about that. That's life, we're all going to fuck it up in some way.
But the blame doesn't always lie with you. [She looks her in the eyes. Reaches for her arm, the gesture tender but tentative.] You're a better person than you believe yourself to be, Asa. If you really were so rotten, it wouldn't hurt so bad when things went wrong.
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Was that the right move, or the wrong one? A wake up call or an extra weight on a young girl's back?]
Like I said, it's not worth punishing yourself. Bad things can happen to you. They can happen around you. And maybe sometimes because of you. I won't lie about that. That's life, we're all going to fuck it up in some way.
But the blame doesn't always lie with you. [She looks her in the eyes. Reaches for her arm, the gesture tender but tentative.] You're a better person than you believe yourself to be, Asa. If you really were so rotten, it wouldn't hurt so bad when things went wrong.