". . . S̫̩o̩̻̙̮r̺̬̗̪̦r̹͕̲y.̳ ̖͚̱̩͇. .͎̮̭"

Shira looks upset and embarrassed, scrubbing at her face with her other forearm.

"I̭̮̲͎͓ͅt̥̖̭̮̖͚ ̞̩̺ͅͅf̪̫̰̮̗̣e̪̺̼̗̣l̰̳̩̲̺t̞̜̣̙ ̜̮̯͚̲̤li̫͓ͅk͎̱e̗̦̰̱ͅ ͓̱̥̗̬̗i̠̺̰̝̪̝ͅt̬͇ͅ ͔̝͖w̹̜̪͈a̦̜̘̣̜s̙͎̙͔̥͉ ͇̫b̮̘u͎̱̠̱̙̺͖r̠̝͈͎͙n̟͎̮i̟̻̠͖̩ng̥̗͙̖̜̣̼,͓͈̱͚̱̗ ̝̠͍̦̹ͅt̮̱̯͍͙h̭̗͚͈̙̮̥e̠̣̟̣̼̗n̥͙̦͕͍ ͓͕̮̼̙̬i͉̻̝̖̱̝ͅt ̦̜̗̣͕̝f͕͓̙̥e͙̮l͕t̜̻̬ l̗͖͕̤ͅi̗͙͕̗̤͎ͅk̪͚e̖͍̬͇̖ ̤͓̤̳̬͎̤I̯̟͕͎̰ͅ ͓̫̳̹w̭̙̤̫̰̜ͅa̲͓̘̣s͙̞̠̞ͅ g̰̖o̹̮̲ing͙ t̹̤̭o̺̫o̼ ̲̦f͍̲a͎̻̘͇̥̬͔s̟̼̹̭͇t̘,̫. . . ̘̣̳ͅ

An̲̤d̠̖̼̜ ̳̱I̹̞̺̠̟̯ ̦c̜͖̜͉̞̻̹o̳͉͔u̠̘ͅld̗͎̘̭̳̩n̤̖̗͎̥̻ͅ'̙͈̘̠t̮͎͕͍͙̘̻ ̯̬͖͎͙̭͖s̖̯̘̠̥͍ͅt̳̪̠o̟̩̱̖̝̟p̩ ̫̖m̪͔̘̼͉͉y͙̪̖̭͖̗̭se̤͈̯̼̙l͎̩̗f̤̬̜̺̩ ͉͈̻̗̯a̪͉̰̙̼͚ͅn͇͚͉̫̘̙͇d no͎̻̱w͓͓̯͉̮̹̙ e̥̹̫͓̙̝v̘͓͈̭e͉͎̦ṟ̜̹̟̭͎ytͅh̝͈̗̜i̺n̝̱̪g̫̦͉̰̭̘ ̖̮̠̮̲i͍̠̪ͅs͇͈͖̻̻̖ ̥͕b̦̩͍̩ro̜̻̥̗ke̤͇n̹̪͚̰̰̫ͅ. .͎͉̤ ̖̩̯̰̜.̗̳̺͕̖̖"