[he doesn't quite get it, but he does remember that Heather's real name was 'Cheryl,' or so she had told him. He wants to let her go at her own pace like he has so many times before, and besides, it's not so much her past that is bothering her right now... it's her father's disappearance]
... did you ever plan on telling him? [it's not accusatory; it's genuinely curious]
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... did you ever plan on telling him? [it's not accusatory; it's genuinely curious]