[“Aubrey”’s eyes are glassy. She doesn’t even flinch.]
[The snap is Armin’s saving grace, frankly; Mari would have blamed him otherwise. But his concern is too immediate to be fake. (Isn’t it?)]
[Mari grips Aubrey’s hand; no response to that, either. (The slash across the palm, Mari notices, is raised like a scab.)]
Armin? [She wills her voice even.] What happened to her?
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[“Aubrey”’s eyes are glassy. She doesn’t even flinch.]
[The snap is Armin’s saving grace, frankly; Mari would have blamed him otherwise. But his concern is too immediate to be fake. (Isn’t it?)]
[Mari grips Aubrey’s hand; no response to that, either. (The slash across the palm, Mari notices, is raised like a scab.)]
Armin? [She wills her voice even.] What happened to her?