[Very zen! Unfortunately... Heather's not keen on having what she herself has been preaching for so long-- and just been turned against at last due to the sheer weight of losing three people at once, one of whom she'd never made peace with-- preached back at her. It's like losing faith and then being lectured about how important faith is.]
[Her voice trembles when she speaks.]
I have been thinking of them as tests of character for two. Years.
I've been imagining that they've been making me stronger.
But they aren't, and they haven't.
So save it for someone who's just gotten here and needs to be consoled over losing their best friend for the first time, because I've been around this fucking block.
[It's harsh, nasty, and unfair of her to hurl it all back in Ziva's face like this. But that had touched a nerve, apparently.
[video]
[Her voice trembles when she speaks.]
I have been thinking of them as tests of character for two. Years.
I've been imagining that they've been making me stronger.
But they aren't, and they haven't.
So save it for someone who's just gotten here and needs to be consoled over losing their best friend for the first time, because I've been around this fucking block.
[It's harsh, nasty, and unfair of her to hurl it all back in Ziva's face like this. But that had touched a nerve, apparently.