[ She says that— sharply. As sharply as Ai ever says anything, cutting across Jay a moment before he finishes speaking. She doesn't mean it to come out so harshly but there's an ugly feeling bubbling in her stomach, drenching all her words before they make it out of her mouth. ]
I mean that... no matter the situation, adults are supposed to protect children. Even if we're strangers and even if the rules here try and pit us against each other. No— especially then. Maybe we didn't know what was really going on with both of them but we should have done. We all know what kind of situation this is and we know they were just kids, so why—
[ Why didn't anyone do anything?
Her words stop short there as if she's forced herself to come stumbling to a halt. She'd talked so fast and so much that she'd run out of air but when she pulls in a breath, her voice at last cracks and breaks on the verge of a sob. ]
no subject
[ She says that— sharply. As sharply as Ai ever says anything, cutting across Jay a moment before he finishes speaking. She doesn't mean it to come out so harshly but there's an ugly feeling bubbling in her stomach, drenching all her words before they make it out of her mouth. ]
I mean that... no matter the situation, adults are supposed to protect children. Even if we're strangers and even if the rules here try and pit us against each other. No— especially then. Maybe we didn't know what was really going on with both of them but we should have done. We all know what kind of situation this is and we know they were just kids, so why—
[ Why didn't anyone do anything?
Her words stop short there as if she's forced herself to come stumbling to a halt. She'd talked so fast and so much that she'd run out of air but when she pulls in a breath, her voice at last cracks and breaks on the verge of a sob. ]
I hate this... I hate it...!