Of course I am. Thieves fall to their deaths. There's nowhere to fall here.
[ All told, it's a far cry from insisting he was bleeding out and in terrible pain. But something about this situation has changed, and they both know it.
Eugenides fidgets some to raise his hand up to her shoulder, closer to her face. He has to twist himself a little because he only has one hand and has to favor his left side. He is trying to push her off, to sever whatever this connection is. He doesn't think it's needed anymore. But it isn't exactly a forceful shove, and Caroline is much stronger than he is. ]
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[ All told, it's a far cry from insisting he was bleeding out and in terrible pain. But something about this situation has changed, and they both know it.
Eugenides fidgets some to raise his hand up to her shoulder, closer to her face. He has to twist himself a little because he only has one hand and has to favor his left side. He is trying to push her off, to sever whatever this connection is. He doesn't think it's needed anymore. But it isn't exactly a forceful shove, and Caroline is much stronger than he is. ]