[Part of her wonders why she's talking to anyone at all. There's nothing they can do, and no information to be gained. Nothing else to figure out.
Sometimes, pain is a weight that suffocates you unless you cry it out. Sometimes, the truth is just too crushing to bear alone. The best thing that Killua can do for her is listen to her talk, and he has. He's lessened the hurt and fear and pressure just by knowing.
Ellie thinks about all the times she's been mistaken for Joel's daughter. About how after over a year of it, he's stopped correcting them. Even if they aren't related by blood, he's the closest thing she's ever had to a family.]
... yeah.
Exactly.
[She breathes out again.]
I'm sure that he had a good reason. But I- he can't decide my life for me.
[voice; private]
Sometimes, pain is a weight that suffocates you unless you cry it out. Sometimes, the truth is just too crushing to bear alone. The best thing that Killua can do for her is listen to her talk, and he has. He's lessened the hurt and fear and pressure just by knowing.
Ellie thinks about all the times she's been mistaken for Joel's daughter. About how after over a year of it, he's stopped correcting them. Even if they aren't related by blood, he's the closest thing she's ever had to a family.]
... yeah.
Exactly.
[She breathes out again.]
I'm sure that he had a good reason. But I- he can't decide my life for me.