[ An eyebrow raises at his comment. Even Scratch has the same opinion of Alan that the population has. Unintelligent, uncaring, unoriginal, fame devouring. Somehow, though, the doppleganger feels that he is smarter and better than Alan. How Scratch has no selfawareness that he is literally everything he hates about Alan is lost on her.
His face twists into an uglier expression. That's the look she expected him to wear the entire time. Who Scratch really is.
Her other eyebrow raises as if daring him to prove her wrong. ] Well, he has published six novels, a handful of short stories, and worked on episodes of Night Springs. You've made one manuscript. I'd say you have a lot to prove that you're more of a wordsmith.
[ Still, the idea is to string him along in order to get everyone else time to escape. That means she can't push back as much as she'd like. So, she inhales and calms herself down.
« Tell Steve to get the others out of here. Now! » ]
You should know I don't trust or believe anyone easily. Especially people who just wanted to hurt me. [ She glances down at his hand as he touches her cheek. That same part that is tied to Polaris squirms inside her. ] Maybe I can't see it because you hurt me. Multiple times. Not just here, but in between the revisions.
[ Jesse finally brings her eyes up to his dark murky ones. ] So, go on. How much do you care about me? I mean, really. Because if this is just to hurt Alan and take me away from him? You may as well kill me this time and get it over with.
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His face twists into an uglier expression. That's the look she expected him to wear the entire time. Who Scratch really is.
Her other eyebrow raises as if daring him to prove her wrong. ] Well, he has published six novels, a handful of short stories, and worked on episodes of Night Springs. You've made one manuscript. I'd say you have a lot to prove that you're more of a wordsmith.
[ Still, the idea is to string him along in order to get everyone else time to escape. That means she can't push back as much as she'd like. So, she inhales and calms herself down.
« Tell Steve to get the others out of here. Now! » ]
You should know I don't trust or believe anyone easily. Especially people who just wanted to hurt me. [ She glances down at his hand as he touches her cheek. That same part that is tied to Polaris squirms inside her. ] Maybe I can't see it because you hurt me. Multiple times. Not just here, but in between the revisions.
[ Jesse finally brings her eyes up to his dark murky ones. ] So, go on. How much do you care about me? I mean, really. Because if this is just to hurt Alan and take me away from him? You may as well kill me this time and get it over with.