Twelve. [She carefully wipes her face. Some of her hair had stuck to the wetness. Oddly enough she has the presence of mind to be embarrassed by it.] I was mature for my age.
[That's the part he must wonder about. What normal child could even string together a coherent sentence after that much less make a promise and hold to it for the next decade?]
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[That's the part he must wonder about. What normal child could even string together a coherent sentence after that much less make a promise and hold to it for the next decade?]