I'm not a bad kid! No one's hurt! So what did I do wrong?!
[ His voice breaks a little when he raises it like that, his preteen anger growing at that comment. She's obviously struck a nerve. But he's revealed something softer about himself in that reaction somehow. It's more transparent than he's been acting up til this point — because, well, even if it's not over-the-top like before, he's still been acting up til this point. But now it's clear there's something wrong with this kid, himself — not just the wrong things he's doing. Why doesn't he understand this predicament he's in? Is his measure of "right" and "wrong" really this simple — did someone get hurt? He doesn't see how losing this stuff could even hurt someone's feelings, if they're trying to give it away anyway.
What's more... he's still not letting go, even though his hands are starting to slip and shake a bit. He is really tied to this stuff, huh? ]
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[ His voice breaks a little when he raises it like that, his preteen anger growing at that comment. She's obviously struck a nerve. But he's revealed something softer about himself in that reaction somehow. It's more transparent than he's been acting up til this point — because, well, even if it's not over-the-top like before, he's still been acting up til this point. But now it's clear there's something wrong with this kid, himself — not just the wrong things he's doing. Why doesn't he understand this predicament he's in? Is his measure of "right" and "wrong" really this simple — did someone get hurt? He doesn't see how losing this stuff could even hurt someone's feelings, if they're trying to give it away anyway.
What's more... he's still not letting go, even though his hands are starting to slip and shake a bit. He is really tied to this stuff, huh? ]