[ She can't quite make out the entire word -- S, O -- but she doesn't really need to hear the rest to know what he's trying to say. ]
It's okay. [ She turns her wrist in his grasp so that she can grip his as well. A small, sad smile flits across her face. ] I lived on my own for a long time, but I'm here now. And you're still my best friend.
[ She tries to think of something to talk about in order to change the subject. ] Oh. Do you...speak the hand thing?
[ The hand thing being ASL, of which she knows one phrase; she holds up her free hand to him. Even though it's a sore sight to look at, bloody and nails cracked or gone, the meaning's still the same.
The symbol for 'I love you'. ]
If I knew best friends forever, I would use that one too.
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It's okay. [ She turns her wrist in his grasp so that she can grip his as well. A small, sad smile flits across her face. ] I lived on my own for a long time, but I'm here now. And you're still my best friend.
[ She tries to think of something to talk about in order to change the subject. ] Oh. Do you...speak the hand thing?
[ The hand thing being ASL, of which she knows one phrase; she holds up her free hand to him. Even though it's a sore sight to look at, bloody and nails cracked or gone, the meaning's still the same.
The symbol for 'I love you'. ]
If I knew best friends forever, I would use that one too.