[She goes quiet and still, looking at it. It ... really is beautiful, and it does look warm, but she was still wary about gifts.]
[But she wanted it. Now more than ever, she needed to feel that enveloping warmth. She reaches out to finger one of the sleeves, to feel how soft and thick it was.]
I ... why do I deserve this, again? [Her voice is quiet and hesitant, and she realizes as soon as the words are out just how pathetic it sounds.]
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[But she wanted it. Now more than ever, she needed to feel that enveloping warmth. She reaches out to finger one of the sleeves, to feel how soft and thick it was.]
I ... why do I deserve this, again? [Her voice is quiet and hesitant, and she realizes as soon as the words are out just how pathetic it sounds.]