she didn't have anything for herself : not a home , not a family . nothing to tie her down to appreciate the things he'd listed . where her siblings had their mother , she had her father and now he was gone ; stuck behind bars with no freedom in sight . her family couldn't bare the sight of her anymore and she resented herself for never being the person chosen , allowing to fall down the rabbit hole of self-destruction when she was once considered valuable .. valedictorian , class president , prom queen .. anything to allow herself to be seen . which turned her life upside down , labeled the town slut soon after her last name was smeared into the dirt and she enabled poor behavior , becoming an inconvenience . she swallows to wet her mouth , turning her face away from his touch in order to focus on the wall adjacent . "i don't have anything anymore ," sliver of the only truth she'll allow before she's removing her arms as a barrier and looking down at her hand , the ring and slowly peeling it from her finger , "here ." she reaches to grab his wrist in order to place the diamond onto his palm , "i believe this belongs to you as well ."