“What about you? Her uniform wasn’t too small, but it was definitely a snug fit. If someone murders, many would suggest the death penalty, but if it was their own child who committed the crime? I accidentally left the door open earlier.”
“What’s there to be sorry about? Her eyes studied the office’s carpet for the next few moments while I simply watched, trying to find the magic words that would change her mind. “Oh,” Astrid said, “I would send them all away. What were you gonna say?”
“It doesn’t matter,” Chloe said, fixing her eyes on the trail. “What about you? Instead, you just rolled over and accepted it. “We can’t have cooperation without a social agreement to respect each other.”
“‘I won’t hurt you if you don’t hurt me,’” I suggested. “My dad said that’s not an actual thing and just gives people an excuse to be selfish at the expense of missing out on meaningful growth and relationship building.”
“Your father sounds boring.”
Nodding, I said, “He is, but boring doesn’t mean wrong.”
“Everyone deep down wants to sow their wild oats. You didn’t fight back at all!
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