‘The emotional expenditure just isn’t worth the loss of data accrual.’
‘That’s it? That’s your reason?’ he countered, more frustrated than he had been in years.
'Yea,’ she nodded simply. ‘If I can’t trust you, there’s no point. The time isn’t worth the investment of my emotional energy. I’m falling behind.’
‘Behind on what?!’ he stammered, near pleading, more exhausted than he had been in years.
She looked at him. ‘It’s draining you, too. I can- No. I won,t-’ she corrected herself, ‘get past this. I refuse to.’
I won’t. I won’t ever repeat this she thought to herself, looking away from his eyes.