I'm not fighting anymore. [ She says this in a dry whisper as she looks up to meet his eyes. Her own are haunted. ] It's over.
[ That's it might be over is a lie, but Annie isn't an honest person and they both know it. Anything she says is suspect, and maybe that will muddy the waters enough.
For her out isn't even entirely untrue. She can't fight for that anymore, even if she can't stop fighting altogether. ]
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[ That's it might be over is a lie, but Annie isn't an honest person and they both know it. Anything she says is suspect, and maybe that will muddy the waters enough.
For her out isn't even entirely untrue. She can't fight for that anymore, even if she can't stop fighting altogether. ]
It had to happen. Maybe that was it.