( he catches the tail end of the thought, the desperation of it prompting him to turn and regard murphy again. to linger on his face a moment.
what could he say to that? to any of it? despite what they thought, he'd never been the talker, had stepped awkwardly into the role because mavis had been more comfortable with silence and someone had to fill the space. mavis would know what to do now, he can't help but think. even without the words, she'd know how to restore murphy's belief. )
Then don't hope, trust. She loves you too much to leave you behind.
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what could he say to that? to any of it? despite what they thought, he'd never been the talker, had stepped awkwardly into the role because mavis had been more comfortable with silence and someone had to fill the space. mavis would know what to do now, he can't help but think. even without the words, she'd know how to restore murphy's belief. )
Then don't hope, trust. She loves you too much to leave you behind.