Chapter 3.02: December 20, 2017
"Thank you for giving me a ride, Leo."
"It was my pleasure, Erunai. Is there anything else you need tonight?"
"No, I—I think I'll be okay."
"Are you sure? I do not have any meetings tomorrow morning if you might need me to stay with you."
"…That would be nice. Thank you."
"As always, it is my pleasure."
"Well, come on in, I guess. Do you want anything to drink?"
"Erunai, please have a seat and let me take care of you. That is why I am here, after all."
"No, I—"
"Erunai, please."
"…All right. I'll just have some tea with lemon in it, then."
"…"
"…"
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine, I guess. As well as you'd expect for someone who didn't realize her brother was dead until a month after she'd woken up from a year-and-a-half-long coma."
"Erunai, how are you really feeling?"
"What do you want me to say, Leo? What exactly do you want to hear? I'm sick and tired of everyone asking me how I'm holding up, if I'm okay, how I'm feeling, and so on and so on when all I know is that I'm numb and I'm broken and I just want Kenny back. You, Leonel Belmonte of all people, should know that."
"…"
ns 18.68.41.177da2