Maybe it was her "Don't tell anyone" request that triggered everything. And even though I understood and agreed with her reasons and her consequences, the words still traveled back in time and yanked me along with a rubber arm that just wouldn't snap no matter how much I resisted.
There I was again. He said, "Don't tell anyone", and I was reduced to shriveling fear. I froze, and I cowered and looked at him with smallness in my face...and made sure that no one found out.
Good that he is being "outed".
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