As nice as that would be. I can't. I stayed back for a reason.
I was the one Pucci wanted. He'd hunt us down to the ends of the Earth for the rest of my life, for the rest of Emporio's life.
[ she squeezes their hands together further. she's angry, and it's not because of hung or anything else beyond the fact that they could have run together, hand in hand, but because of one fucking man, because of the blood in her veins, the star on her shoulder that burns like a brand. ]
How is that any way to live... for a boy who was born in a prison? Who never saw the outside world? Running his entire life with me, and where would I go? I'm a runaway convict... I'd get thrown back in jail at best... and Emporio would get swallowed up by the system that fails kids like him every day.
[ there's a brief moment where all she can do is swallow the thickness and pain in her jaw. ]
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I was the one Pucci wanted. He'd hunt us down to the ends of the Earth for the rest of my life, for the rest of Emporio's life.
[ she squeezes their hands together further. she's angry, and it's not because of hung or anything else beyond the fact that they could have run together, hand in hand, but because of one fucking man, because of the blood in her veins, the star on her shoulder that burns like a brand. ]
How is that any way to live... for a boy who was born in a prison? Who never saw the outside world? Running his entire life with me, and where would I go? I'm a runaway convict... I'd get thrown back in jail at best... and Emporio would get swallowed up by the system that fails kids like him every day.
[ there's a brief moment where all she can do is swallow the thickness and pain in her jaw. ]