[now he remembers how often she asked for it, and it will give him time to sort through and absorb the confusion of emotions - because he had completely forgotten she'd existed until now.
It's not his fault, someone would say. He'd left for two years. She hadn't been there when he came back. But true as it is, that doesn't lessen his guilt, so much as it funnels it into something manageable.
Regardless, he'll be back with her pasta in ten minute's time - nothing elaborate, as he's sensed she might be more interested in nourishment]
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[now he remembers how often she asked for it, and it will give him time to sort through and absorb the confusion of emotions - because he had completely forgotten she'd existed until now.
It's not his fault, someone would say. He'd left for two years. She hadn't been there when he came back. But true as it is, that doesn't lessen his guilt, so much as it funnels it into something manageable.
Regardless, he'll be back with her pasta in ten minute's time - nothing elaborate, as he's sensed she might be more interested in nourishment]