[ She reaches out to take that offered hand, telling herself it's reflex, it would be cruel to refuse, a million little reasons to excuse her cowardice. ]
[ She squeezes Nemesis's hand, then gently slides hers away. ] I need to go. I don't want you to think you did anything wrong... [ But even if Nemesis thinks that, Aliza still needs to go, because she desperately wants to stay, and she doesn't get to want things that much. ]
Re: witness okay
[ She squeezes Nemesis's hand, then gently slides hers away. ] I need to go. I don't want you to think you did anything wrong... [ But even if Nemesis thinks that, Aliza still needs to go, because she desperately wants to stay, and she doesn't get to want things that much. ]