She's walked into this pain with her eyes wide open, and she knows that if this experiment fails and she stays here, it will only hurt worse when she finally does return home, to when and where she's meant to be.
But knowing the bullet's coming doesn't soften the bite of it. She meets her aunt's glance and smiles, wry. "At least if it works, I won't have to miss you too much."
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She's walked into this pain with her eyes wide open, and she knows that if this experiment fails and she stays here, it will only hurt worse when she finally does return home, to when and where she's meant to be.
But knowing the bullet's coming doesn't soften the bite of it. She meets her aunt's glance and smiles, wry. "At least if it works, I won't have to miss you too much."