"Because until you get into the car I can't leave the desert," he says. As if to correct himself, he adds: "Without hitting you, and that might take the paint off the car."
That's what he tells himself, of course, but he won't leave without her. He knows this. He finds himself speaking what he's trying to convince himself:
"I went to Karachi to save your life, and I've got shards of glass in my feet from going back to get the keys to save your life, so I'd rather you just get into the car so that all the work I've put into saving your non-existant life can remain intact, all right?"
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Date: 2012-08-18 02:30 am (UTC)That's what he tells himself, of course, but he won't leave without her. He knows this. He finds himself speaking what he's trying to convince himself:
"I went to Karachi to save your life, and I've got shards of glass in my feet from going back to get the keys to save your life, so I'd rather you just get into the car so that all the work I've put into saving your non-existant life can remain intact, all right?"