Chapter 30 – Slow Dawning
He needed to take comfort as much as give it, but Winry wanted none from him. Her elbow smacked against the stove's handle as he advanced. "Don't touch me!" She braced both hands out, palming his chest. "You're too late! She's gone!"
Ed stopped, a missing piece falling into place – why this girl was different from the one he dreamed of. Her eyes flashed their usual steel, but her upper lip trembled, exposing anguish that left a taste in the air. The confession had been costly.
They needed me here at home. She needed me – and I let her down.
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