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"Because I care about you" Connor didn't even have to hesitate to answer. It came uncalled to his lips, genuine and true. "Is it so hard to believe that someone would do something for you, without expecting anything in return?" Connor already knew the answer to that, and he sighed, wishing he could fix everything. Yet all he could do was just be something stable. "Even if you don't believe it, it's true."
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Kijani tried to smile at him. Her grandmother's words echoed through her head, and she flinched instead. Everyone else in her life had betrayed her or simply not cared. How could Connor be any different? Evidence didn't lie... "Well, at least you're... sticking to your story." She tried to reassemble her hair into something acceptable. "...We'll be late for class. I can wait outside if you want to wash."