She lets out a long sigh, settling back into that comfortable spot she'd had.
"Like..."
Her voice quavers subtly, and she takes a moment to steady it.
"Like lettin' other people make their own decisions, even if I think they're wrong. They ain't my students. Like... puttin' a little faith in someone else. Not doin' everythin' on my own.
"Like bein' prepared t'lose somethin' -- even if the thought scares the hell out of me -- because it's better than not havin' it at all."
Night continues to climb along, the first signs of daylight just beginning to show at the far horizon.
The corner of her mouth twitches with a bittersweet memory.
"Like knowin' when t'admit defeat, an' bow out gracefully. S'a hard one. M'used t'winnin' arguments. He let me for the longest time, too, 'til he'd done and had enough. Might'a never gone t'settle things with Ramon without that lesson."
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"Like..."
Her voice quavers subtly, and she takes a moment to steady it.
"Like lettin' other people make their own decisions, even if I think they're wrong. They ain't my students. Like... puttin' a little faith in someone else. Not doin' everythin' on my own.
"Like bein' prepared t'lose somethin' -- even if the thought scares the hell out of me -- because it's better than not havin' it at all."
Night continues to climb along, the first signs of daylight just beginning to show at the far horizon.
The corner of her mouth twitches with a bittersweet memory.
"Like knowin' when t'admit defeat, an' bow out gracefully. S'a hard one. M'used t'winnin' arguments. He let me for the longest time, too, 'til he'd done and had enough. Might'a never gone t'settle things with Ramon without that lesson."