[ why, yes, manuela has been expecting this. truthfully, she'd been dreading it, but just as sure as she is that the sun will always rise (fake as it is, here) so had she known that ferdinand, were he to remain in this space, would consider it his due diligence to address what is — in her opinion — better left untouched.
oh, don't get her wrong — it's not as if she abhorred what had transpired between them. quite the opposite, and rather obviously at that. but that is where the shame of it rests, isn't it? she can think of no less than five people who would not rest until they lectured themselves blue in the face over how disgraceful she'd acted, and with a former student at that! oh yes, she had had more than enough time to mull over such thoughts. and time some more to drink herself silly in her futile attempts to forget. ]
It's not a bother at all. I'm glad you reached out.
[ because, frankly, she would have been too much of a coward to do it herself. but as much as she might already be withering at the thought of it, they need to discuss what happened. ]
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[ why, yes, manuela has been expecting this. truthfully, she'd been dreading it, but just as sure as she is that the sun will always rise (fake as it is, here) so had she known that ferdinand, were he to remain in this space, would consider it his due diligence to address what is — in her opinion — better left untouched.
oh, don't get her wrong — it's not as if she abhorred what had transpired between them. quite the opposite, and rather obviously at that. but that is where the shame of it rests, isn't it? she can think of no less than five people who would not rest until they lectured themselves blue in the face over how disgraceful she'd acted, and with a former student at that! oh yes, she had had more than enough time to mull over such thoughts. and time some more to drink herself silly in her futile attempts to forget. ]
It's not a bother at all. I'm glad you reached out.
[ because, frankly, she would have been too much of a coward to do it herself. but as much as she might already be withering at the thought of it, they need to discuss what happened. ]
I can meet you now, if that would be alright.