βπβΛβΉβ‘ his confession is not something she is sure how to respond to , && though she did , she did not believe she did ; of course . no one who did ever fathomed that to be the case , did they ? brows knit themselves together in confusion as she trails behind him as he peruses the titles , mostly keeping to herself . her hands remain as they always do , nervously fiddling in front of her , not picking up any of the books , just watching his reaction to the different ones . they have taken to going on more casual outings , even though her mere presence seems to borderline offend him .
she has not read the book he is holding , but he seems amused by it , like recalling a distant memory of sorts . the smirk he wears is off if she has to be honest , something darker lurking behind it . as he returns the book , she wonders what he did like in a novel , since this one did not seem to garner favorable attention from him ; though his emotions were barely every shifting away from indifference , carefully composed as anything .
at his summarizing how she makes herself sad , she is not sure how this would be the truth . she tilts her head to the side , frowning to show her confusion . sad ? from thinking ? then again , if he said it , far be it for her to debunk . he has said a lot about her , bluntly so and to her face , most of which has been accurate && she did not wish to admit . he was like a predator stalking its prey , every glance her way assessing her , measuring her up to see if she got some criteria which she honestly did not . he almost had fun with it , though she was not sure as to why . she was not someone to talk much , so she would allow him to fill in the blanks , mostly being the one to carry the conversation . she would just listen , but it seems he has this . . . fascination with her ; it's odd . it's like she reminds him of a play thing he can toy with .
she did worry of course , but was it too much ? now she was more nervous && second guessing herself . she did not mind how he didn't address her when he spoke , thinking that she didn't deserve as much anyway . also , the intensity of his gaze was too much , so she was grateful for the respite when she could get it .
" p --- pard --- pardon my a -- ask -- asking , but . . . is that a bad t -- thing ? am . . . I m -- mean , s -- should I c -- change that . . . about m -- mys -- myself ? " was he trying to help her make friends ? or was it like his other comments , just a passing observation ? βπβΛβΉβ‘