( The words rip from her throat, tear over Caster's promises of cursing, all claws and barbs, a screeching beast which takes hole before Kate can think to stop it.
What does she matter, now? She had one damn job. One that should have been easy — keep him safe. Keep her brother with her and make sure he has a good life. And she didn't do that. Because she was stupid, because she wasn't there.
Because she's always a disappointment. )
...I'll stay here. ( And then the silence, the soft, even tone of carefully spoken words. ) There's nothing else for me to do.
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( The words rip from her throat, tear over Caster's promises of cursing, all claws and barbs, a screeching beast which takes hole before Kate can think to stop it.
What does she matter, now? She had one damn job. One that should have been easy — keep him safe. Keep her brother with her and make sure he has a good life. And she didn't do that. Because she was stupid, because she wasn't there.
Because she's always a disappointment. )
...I'll stay here. ( And then the silence, the soft, even tone of carefully spoken words. ) There's nothing else for me to do.