[It is far, far too obvious. Basil saw. And that’s why…
[Aubrey has told him not to give up for Sunny. Regret stabs.
[He’s carried that four years, too.
[A fresh tear hits Sunny’s shoulder; another. Aubrey tries to blink the rest back. She nods, dumb and lost, again.]
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[It is far, far too obvious. Basil saw. And that’s why…
[Aubrey has told him not to give up for Sunny. Regret stabs.
[He’s carried that four years, too.
[A fresh tear hits Sunny’s shoulder; another. Aubrey tries to blink the rest back. She nods, dumb and lost, again.]