[ It's hard not to get obsessed over your last words to someone. Tommy's lost enough people in his life that he's almost used to it now. (His last words to his mom: "Try to get some rest." His last words to Manny: "Get down.")
It was a relief to hear that Alayne had survived, that medical help must have reached her in time or that her pop was worrying too much about an injury that wasn't so bad, like fathers are theoretically supposed to do. But actually hearing from her is a relief in its own way because it means he doesn't have to spend the rest of his life thinking hard about whether there was something better he could've said than Sorry.
There's a long pause before he sends back a reply. It takes him a while, this time, to think of what he wants to say. ]
i only meant youve got family to speak for you and you can make up your own mind if you want to see him you dont need me doing that for you
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It was a relief to hear that Alayne had survived, that medical help must have reached her in time or that her pop was worrying too much about an injury that wasn't so bad, like fathers are theoretically supposed to do. But actually hearing from her is a relief in its own way because it means he doesn't have to spend the rest of his life thinking hard about whether there was something better he could've said than Sorry.
There's a long pause before he sends back a reply. It takes him a while, this time, to think of what he wants to say. ]
i only meant youve got family to speak for you
and you can make up your own mind if you want to see him
you dont need me doing that for you
its good youre okay