[Steph knows, but she won't press it. Everyone needs privacy, everyone has to deal with things in their own ways, and she won't begrudge Elie for whatever she needs.
As long as she's still here, that's all that matters.]
Not yet, but I've got other ways of finding people.
[This feels awful already, guilt like a heavy weight in her chest, because she's already let her Ellie slip away, and she can't let down anyone else.]
It's gonna be okay.
[She holds an arm out to offer another hug, though she's not sure if it's for Ellie or herself, right now.]
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As long as she's still here, that's all that matters.]
Not yet, but I've got other ways of finding people.
[This feels awful already, guilt like a heavy weight in her chest, because she's already let her Ellie slip away, and she can't let down anyone else.]
It's gonna be okay.
[She holds an arm out to offer another hug, though she's not sure if it's for Ellie or herself, right now.]