[...She doesn't like that. It doesn't feel right. Hadn't he been so stubborn, before?]
I don't know what everyone else wants, but I'd be happy to see you there.
[I don't belong here. Just give them what they want. Maybe, she realizes, it's that he sounds too much like the side of her no one knows, and she somehow hates the thought of someone who seemed so strong reduced to that. Hates the thought of anyone feeling that unwanted.]
[video]
I don't know what everyone else wants, but I'd be happy to see you there.
[I don't belong here. Just give them what they want. Maybe, she realizes, it's that he sounds too much like the side of her no one knows, and she somehow hates the thought of someone who seemed so strong reduced to that. Hates the thought of anyone feeling that unwanted.]