[ He misses that look, his head still down. He, too, doesn't respond for a long moment. When he finally starts writing again, it's even more messy than before, just by a little. ]
'It doesn't matter. It's not important.'
[ Except that's not true at all. What is true is that he's afraid of the answer. ]
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'It doesn't matter. It's not important.'
[ Except that's not true at all. What is true is that he's afraid of the answer. ]