‘you think I don’t understand why you hesitate. she hurt you terribly. you don’t know if you should trust again. but you want to.’
“That’s it in a nutshell.”
‘what do you want me to do? leave you alone, or push, or’
“Be patient?”
She nodded, eyes dropping to the chalkboard. As before, she leaned her forehead against his shoulder for a moment before getting up. She hesitated, hand reaching out briefly before falling, and turned away.