Chapter 37 I'm Not Built For Any Of This

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• “So how did you find yourself here?” Bonnie asks, and her tone casual as she glances back at me once before turning back and facing forward, just as I follow after her, trying to keep up with her pace until I'm walking right beside her. I hesitate for a second while we walk, my hands loosely clasped in front of me as I try to figure out how to even explain everything without sounding completely insane, because even to me it still feels unreal, like I skipped steps in my own life and ended up somewhere I don’t belong, surrounded by people who speak about violence and power like it is just part of their routine.
• “Long story… but uhm… to keep it short…” I start, and I trail off a little as I go over it in my head, trying to organise it in some sort of way that makes sense, even though nothing about it really does. I let out a small breath before continuing, glancing at Bonnie just to make sure she is still listening, which she is, completely, her expression calm and her attention locked on me.