tears roll over her cheeks, uncontrollable. Β grace canβt help but sniff loudly as she hears the otherβs words; Β caught somewhere between a plea and an order. Β he wouldnβt do the latter, Β though, she knows. Β would try, Β maybe. Β but they both know that the only man that she listens to is thomas, Β and even then, Β itβs only when she wants to listen to him. Β when she agrees that what he wants of her is the right thing for them all. Β itβs a thought ignored, Β though, as she raises her hands. Β doesnβt look at him as she wipes at her face, her cheeks, Β under her eyes. Β sniffs, loud and clear, Β any attempt of hiding her current state ruined by her own doing. Β she should be more upset, Β she thinks, not less. Β she should be weeping and screaming and yelling at each and every fucking Shelby that she sets her sights on, Β because they continue to do this. Β donβt they? Β they continue to take and take and take until there is nothing left. Β until they cannot pull anything else out of the person that they claim to desire, Β to love, Β to respect. Β sheβs so tired. Β she can feel the ache of it in her bones, Β holds it in her heart as the hours tick past and the days become longer and longer. Β it wasnβt meant to be like this. Β Β βiβm sorry,β Β Β she murmurs, Β quiet and exhausted. Β how long has she been awake? Β how long has she been in this room; Β repeating again and again what it is that campbell made her do? Β Β what he wanted of her. Β what she had refused to do in the end, Β a foolish girl with love captivating her with a smirk and a cigarette between his fingers. Β she doesnβt expect arthur to understand. Β she doesnβt expect any of them to understand - Β but itβd be better than this. Β treated like a fucking prisoner because sheβd stayed, Β rather than fleeing to new york or paris or wherever she fucking wanted to go. Β she exhales, Β breathes. Β looks at him at last. Β the frown on his face, Β the crease between his eyebrows. Β he doesnβt believe her, Β does he? Β Β βiβm sorry, arthur.β
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