[Even before she came here, her usual strategy has been to seem happier, more hard working, more outgoing and kind than she's ever really felt like she is. It isn't fake it until you make it as much as fake it until others think you've made it. If there's anything she craves, it's validation and affection. But having it in a place like this, in the situation they're all in—
It terrifies her, but she smiles all the same. She still has to wonder what she's done to deserve it.]
Well, my arms are always open.
[And she reaches over to smooth down his hair, like he's done for her so many times.]
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It terrifies her, but she smiles all the same. She still has to wonder what she's done to deserve it.]
Well, my arms are always open.
[And she reaches over to smooth down his hair, like he's done for her so many times.]