[ she finally uncurls, letting her feet rest on the floor so she can put a hand over her chest. ]

... they definitely changed. They changed all those months ago, when he hurt me, and they've kept changing... it's never been the same as it was before he-- ... before he messed up.

[ shakes her head again. ]

He even said he knew he was apologizing for the same things... he made the same mistakes! I just... I'm tired of arguing with him. I want to just be friends, and...

[ she pauses, dwelling on something else. unconsciously, her hand drifts down to rest on her stomach instead. ]