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During the embrace Alex was speechless having been completely caught off guard by her reaction to his story. "No no it's ok" he said to Hadley when she apologized putting on a soft smile while a few silent tears coming down his face as he reached up to wipe them and re adjust his glasses. "Not bravery more like desperation. Fear of death makes you do crazy things." Alex said still managing to attempt to joke to try and make Hadley smile as turns out he didn't like seeing her so upset. "Guess the shock hasn't worn off but still pretty sure you've been through more hell than I have. Going by how you reacted to the housekeeper when she wanted us all to dress up." Alex said to Hadley this time a concerned look on his face. He had still been speaking only loud enough for Hadley to hear in case she wanted to keep this conversation private since he had wanted to keep his backstory more private.
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"Not bravery more like desperation. Fear of death makes you do crazy things."

Hadley nodded giving a small smile and nod of her head towards Alex while he wiped his tears away from under his framed glasses. [i]"I still think you're awfully brave."[/i] she assured, patting his leg. She was thankful he was so gentle and courteous. As he mentioned the event in the auditorium her cheeks flushed, [i]"I'm mad at myself for how I reacted."[/i] she admitted, her hands folding tight in her lap as she looked away and then looked back Alex. She continued to keep her voice low enough to make sure they were the only two in the conversation, [i]"When I was just a little girl, I had been playing outside and had got chomped on by what I can only assume was a spider."[/i] she gave a small chuckle, [i]"It sounds dumb now, but I swear it's what happened."[/i] she then continued, [i]"I myself then turned into a spider, and I had no idea on how to get myself back into human form. My parents searched for me, and searched..and searched. After awhile they just assumed I had been kidnapped from the yard, and that I was dead. The police couldn't find me, neighbors, anyone."[/i] she played with the ends of her dark hair gently as she finished her story, [i]"I watched as my parents lost hope in their heart, they didn't literally kill themselves but I watched as their light burn out inside them, and that for the most part are my memories of my past. The rest consisted of me just trying to survive in the form of a spider until I finally figured out how to transform back, but by then it was too late, everyone was gone."[/i]