[He's still shaking all over, hands clenched in the fabric of her shirt.]
You're going to be okay, right?
[It doesn't take a genius to see that Heather is not all right, now. But maybe if he doesn't let go he can keep her from losing it completely, like he had.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, he could help the one adult who'd respected him as a child. He doubted it, but maybe.]
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You're going to be okay, right?
[It doesn't take a genius to see that Heather is not all right, now. But maybe if he doesn't let go he can keep her from losing it completely, like he had.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, he could help the one adult who'd respected him as a child. He doubted it, but maybe.]