Elizabeth knew it was only a matter of time. That eventually someone would find out, and she was going to have a lot of questions to answer from a lot of people. She supposed she should be grateful for the little time sh had being normal.
"I can tell you what my life was like before here, what happened, but I have nothing to prove anything I can tell you to explain my actions. If you're not willing to believe me just based on my story, I won't blame you for telling people if you want to. You're right, I can only ask for your discretion, and I know that," she replied with an even, quiet tone. She didn't have a right to sound hurt, because no matter how much she was herself around people, the secrets clouded that. Made everything questionable. She understood that, even if being around people was still new to her. What she continued with, however, was stated more firmly, because she needed her to at least understand one thing. "But Booker has never hurt anyone in this city and he wouldn't start now or ever, if he can even use them at all anymore thanks to my decision to stay that night and help someone in the crowd. If this is anyone's fault, it's mine, not his. If you believe anything, I hope you can find it in you to believe that."
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Date: 2014-01-09 08:04 pm (UTC)"I can tell you what my life was like before here, what happened, but I have nothing to prove anything I can tell you to explain my actions. If you're not willing to believe me just based on my story, I won't blame you for telling people if you want to. You're right, I can only ask for your discretion, and I know that," she replied with an even, quiet tone. She didn't have a right to sound hurt, because no matter how much she was herself around people, the secrets clouded that. Made everything questionable. She understood that, even if being around people was still new to her. What she continued with, however, was stated more firmly, because she needed her to at least understand one thing. "But Booker has never hurt anyone in this city and he wouldn't start now or ever, if he can even use them at all anymore thanks to my decision to stay that night and help someone in the crowd. If this is anyone's fault, it's mine, not his. If you believe anything, I hope you can find it in you to believe that."