camena | homophonic: ylfa

[ there's an even lengthier delay, though she appears to be 'typing' off and on the whole time. ]

Because my brother died.

oh
im sorry alex
people blamed you for that?

Yeah.

i dont know what happened but
i know youre a good person
you dont deserve to feel like youre bad

Thanks, Ylfa. That means a lot.

Anyway. I just didn't want to do that to him. idk.

i know what you mean
ive had that feeling before too
that no matter what you say no one will believe you arent a monster
i couldnt just watch either

No one here sees you that way.

i know
its a little weird

Probably weirder for you than me. Almost no one here knows about my stuff but

I bet a lot of us know a version of the fairytale? But it's different.

what happened to me is really different than most versions
its ok
i know the normal versions
but its less that and more like
i dont know
the people at home were probably a little more scared of me than they needed to be
but only a little

I mean you're super tough so respect is one thing

but fear?

yes
im strong
but sometimes i also
i do things that just
it really scares me too

That can happen. People can slip.

But you can always come back from stuff.

do you think so?
i hope so
i guess i agree

I know so.

It's just like... Stuff happens. Circumstances can do a lot of the heavy lifting and people can kind of blow up sometimes. Even right now, we're in this insane situation where people can't be at their best.

So it doesn't mean you're not still a good person.

oh
thanks alex

Sorry.

I don't know how to say it right.

But I mean it.

no i
you said it right
i really needed to hear that i think

Anyone else should be telling you the same thing.

But you should especially listen to me because I'm in the sweet spot teen years where I'm right all the time about everything.