No.. she didn't hear what she thought she heard him start to say. No. After all that... she didn't know if she could handle proof of how badly she failed. She wanted to run, to get as far from him as she could.

She also wanted to stay, drag him up to the clock tower and never let him leave.


She hated herself, for being so weak. She hated herself for being such a coward. She broke to run... And forgot she was attached to him. Not expecting the extra weight, her foot slipped and.... down she went, with him stuck like a turtle on his back on top of her.

"Ow..."