"It did happen." Crichton says, and this time he doesn't have to bluff.
Admittedly, her voice softening to the tone he's more used to hearing does throw him for a moment, but he gathers his wits and reminds himself this is not his friend. This is the past she left behind. This woman is lost luggage.
"There's meaning in everything, you just have to look for it. You may think you have everything figured out now, but you're like a teenager. They always think they're right, that they have it all figured out. You don't. But the woman I know now is on the right path. She doesn't remember you or the bloody purpose you think you have. She's starting from scratch. And she's happier than you are."
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Admittedly, her voice softening to the tone he's more used to hearing does throw him for a moment, but he gathers his wits and reminds himself this is not his friend. This is the past she left behind. This woman is lost luggage.
"There's meaning in everything, you just have to look for it. You may think you have everything figured out now, but you're like a teenager. They always think they're right, that they have it all figured out. You don't. But the woman I know now is on the right path. She doesn't remember you or the bloody purpose you think you have. She's starting from scratch. And she's happier than you are."