"Then you're definitely good, right? Or, well... I mean, you're not turning."
Her bite had already been looking more gnarly than Ellie's by the time they reached the Capitol building; Ellie isn't sure if she's trying to reassure Tess or herself, but she's just repeating something they both know, anyway. Stupid. Is she nervous? This is dumb. It's weird, she's talking to Tess and it's weird.
But Tess had the right of it, didn't she? Just keep going one day at a time. Ellie'd gotten pretty good about that herself, lately.
"You could come back with me, when we're done with the drop off? Joel'll be back at camp."
Does she want to see him? Does she want time? Ellie's not going to pretend she knows what's best for either of them, but she feels obligated to make the offer.
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Her bite had already been looking more gnarly than Ellie's by the time they reached the Capitol building; Ellie isn't sure if she's trying to reassure Tess or herself, but she's just repeating something they both know, anyway. Stupid. Is she nervous? This is dumb. It's weird, she's talking to Tess and it's weird.
But Tess had the right of it, didn't she? Just keep going one day at a time. Ellie'd gotten pretty good about that herself, lately.
"You could come back with me, when we're done with the drop off? Joel'll be back at camp."
Does she want to see him? Does she want time? Ellie's not going to pretend she knows what's best for either of them, but she feels obligated to make the offer.