[Glancing at him thoughtfully. It's rhetorical, as she accepts his offer. Folds her hands in her lap.]
I haven't been telling people a lot about my home life. I don't want them to look at me differently but... I get the feeling you mean it when you care about all children, so I'm going to say it.
I'm... I'm not a good girl. I would always ask to play and hug instead of pick up after myself, so Mom would have to explain, and then I'd cry, and then she was forced to hit me. When I was eight, Daddy just had me start living with his friend Date instead, and Mom got divorced and... [Her eyes wander, how to put this.] And sometimes I would still visit Daddy, at least. And... I... [She's been (alarmingly) matter of fact up till now but is on the verge of tears.] I know I'm saying weird things, but it always felt like it was my fault. I can't change the past, no matter how much I want to... A few days before all this, Mom and Daddy were murdered!!
[So many things she's had to hide from everyone!!]
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[Glancing at him thoughtfully. It's rhetorical, as she accepts his offer. Folds her hands in her lap.]
I haven't been telling people a lot about my home life. I don't want them to look at me differently but... I get the feeling you mean it when you care about all children, so I'm going to say it.
I'm... I'm not a good girl. I would always ask to play and hug instead of pick up after myself, so Mom would have to explain, and then I'd cry, and then she was forced to hit me. When I was eight, Daddy just had me start living with his friend Date instead, and Mom got divorced and... [Her eyes wander, how to put this.] And sometimes I would still visit Daddy, at least. And... I... [She's been (alarmingly) matter of fact up till now but is on the verge of tears.] I know I'm saying weird things, but it always felt like it was my fault. I can't change the past, no matter how much I want to... A few days before all this, Mom and Daddy were murdered!!
[So many things she's had to hide from everyone!!]