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( that guilt, and now dread, continued to eat away at her. she could feel tears pricking her eyes, but she bit them back so she could focus on sophie. )
i'm so sorry, sophie.
( jenny wastes no time to hold sophie in her embrace, rubbing her back and cradling her ever so slightly. she felt as though her girlfriend deserved to live a better life. )
( one without this lifetime of mishaps and horrors. )
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( Sophie immediately wrapped her arms around her girlfriend the second she was pulled in closer. Taking in deep breaths in attempt to calm herself down . Jenny warmth and scent always helped her in times like these .
Sophie froze for a second it feels like they’ve &&
felix. he ... ended up getting into a wreck with your siblings years ago. god, it was horrible, i had found this out through word of mouth—and.. and i really wish i found out sooner so i could've been there for you.
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( a mess she'd be willing to fight through to make sure her girlfriend was okay. ) are you sure you're okay with hearing what i'm going to explain to you—? i know how stressful this can get, but i don't want you getting hurt.
( the anger being noted was enough to make jenny hold sophie closer, her heart racing with what she could've only guessed was anxiety. ) a family friend of your dad's. i-it's a whole mess, soph...
( she’s so puzzled about every name Jenny says but the second she heard Felix a wave of anger flashed through her body )
Felix ? . . . Felix .
Who is that guy . . Why do I feel so . . Angry ?
( her hands would hold on tightly Jennie’s , she was her only comfort in &&
( even bringing up that man's name feels wrong, especially to sophie of all people. she feels a gnawing sensation of guilt and worry. ) she ... told me to be there for you. she seemed worried.
o-oh— ( jenny takes sophie's hands into hers, her thumbs rubbing the back of her palms to soothe her. ) that's ... that's linda. she used to be close with felix.
That woman you were talking to . . She seems familiar and I heard her saying my name .
( anxiously gripping her girlfriends shirt . Sophie’s hands were shaking and she could feel herself begin to sweat )