"I just... I'm just scared, I'm afraid... I'm afraid you'll leave me in the end too." She looked at Norman Bennett, speaking each word carefully.
This departure might not be a true departure.
Like how her aunt used to be very good to her, especially good, and now... turned into what it is now.
"I won't." He spoke earnestly, holding her hand and placing it over his heart.
She could feel his heartbeat, his warmth.
Yes, anyone might leave her, but not Norman Bennett.
In the end, she managed to squeeze out a childish sentence: "Promise me."
After she spoke, her nose was already red, tears welling up in her eyes.
"I promise." His tone was gentle and unique, carrying a resolute certainty.
As soon as those three words were said, her tears burst forth, carrying all her grievances with them.
He wiped away her tears, but couldn't wipe them all, finally pulling her into his arms, comforting, "It's okay to cry it out, there there."
Then he gently patted her back.
