i_don't_blame_you
tender_square
“
i
went
back
to
work
because
things
were
so
bad
here
,
because
i
needed
a
break
from
being
here
.”
“
i
know
.
it
was
bad
for
me
too
,”
he
said
. “
i
kept
thinking
that
it
was
supposed
to
be
good
,
like
it
had
been
before
,
and
it
just
didn’t
feel
that
way
whenever
i
picked
you
up
.”
“
i
cry
almost
every
day
at
the
office.”
his
face
cracked
into
sympathy
. “
i
didn’t
know
.”
she
sobbed, “
there
were
so
many
times
i
just
wanted
to
take
the
car
and
run
away
.”
he
was
calm
, assuring. “
i
had
a
feeling
you
were
wanting
to
do
that
.
and
i
don’t
blame
you
for
wanting
to
be
free
of
it
.”
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