"You don't know anything about me," Tina whispered fiercely. "I thought you did. In fact, I thought you were the only one. But you either forgot it all, or you never knew."
Adam stayed quiet as she began to shake, not daring to touch her or even speak. He wanted to -- God, he wanted to -- but he felt it would be unfair. He could see how hard she was trying to keep her composure.
"I was so stupid," she said, more to herself than to him. "I came back here thinking I could... thinking things would be the same. Thinking I hadn't lost anything, or anyone. But my father died, my sister's getting married, and you're... Well, you've moved on."
Had he? He wasn't sure. But now was not the time to mention that.
She looked at him now, and he was taken aback by what he saw in her eyes. Not fire, not hope, not any of the things he usually saw in those emeralds. Just the opposite, in fact. He saw that she'd given up.
"I came here for you," she confessed.
Now Adam began to shake.
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