[ He does. Of course. And he'd used that whole speech to gird himself, to gather up his courage. But that comment about admirable - it's hard to go on after hearing that it was admirable. It doesn't feel admirable. It feels cowardly. Even after all these years.
And even after all these years, he still finds it's painful to say this. His smile is strained and nauseous, but he smiles, still. The only way to talk about it is to pretend it's funny. That's the only way. ]
He believed that I was molesting my sister.
[ His jaw works a moment. He wants, suddenly, to go and pick a fight with someone big and strong, bigger and stronger than him by a lot. He wants that very much. But he sits, instead, and avoids Nash's eye. ]
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And even after all these years, he still finds it's painful to say this. His smile is strained and nauseous, but he smiles, still. The only way to talk about it is to pretend it's funny. That's the only way. ]
He believed that I was molesting my sister.
[ His jaw works a moment. He wants, suddenly, to go and pick a fight with someone big and strong, bigger and stronger than him by a lot. He wants that very much. But he sits, instead, and avoids Nash's eye. ]
Which I was not, of course.