[ She could lie, but it takes too long for her to think about her screaming, and then to decide on telling the lie, so she knows by default, it'll be obvious. ]
It did. But I don't remember very much.
[ But there's more, and it's...not all bad? ]
I didn't ask him to, but after, he spent a long time figuring out how to bring me back. Too long. He did it, though.
[ She doesn't sound grateful, but she doesn't sound upset, either. She's alive, if not having a beating heart doesn't disqualify her. ]
I check in on him now and then. His kid is cute, and both of them are doing pretty well after an anonymous buyer bought out his first gallery.
[ She had to check in, had to follow up, and Rigsy deserved so much more than he had. He was willing to take back the death from her, and even though he couldn't, the desperate act on his part meant everything. ]
It was worth it. If I had to die, that meant something.
I couldn't let someone barely into adulthood die when they're the only person in the world left for a baby.
[ She wouldn't have been able to live with herself knowing she'd done absolutely nothing. Living while a kid grows up without a mum or dad, in a system that won't love him and only gives the bare minimum. Even if she'd known this would be the eventual outcome, she still would've done it. ]
It isn't bad if another person couldn't make that choice, I get it. That isn't me, though.
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It did. But I don't remember very much.
[ But there's more, and it's...not all bad? ]
I didn't ask him to, but after, he spent a long time figuring out how to bring me back. Too long. He did it, though.
[ She doesn't sound grateful, but she doesn't sound upset, either. She's alive, if not having a beating heart doesn't disqualify her. ]
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[ A happy ending, except for one, small thing. ]
He didn't have enough time to figure that part out. I don't know if he ever would've.
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What became of the father?
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[ She had to check in, had to follow up, and Rigsy deserved so much more than he had. He was willing to take back the death from her, and even though he couldn't, the desperate act on his part meant everything. ]
It was worth it. If I had to die, that meant something.
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You did not.
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[ She wouldn't have been able to live with herself knowing she'd done absolutely nothing. Living while a kid grows up without a mum or dad, in a system that won't love him and only gives the bare minimum. Even if she'd known this would be the eventual outcome, she still would've done it. ]
It isn't bad if another person couldn't make that choice, I get it. That isn't me, though.
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( So much like Wei Ying, it pains to grit his teeth. Ever thinking of the higher purpose, not the persons left behind. )