It was a tough question to answer. Marinette bit her lip and looked down, uncertain.
His grip on her hand may have loosened, but she made no move to pull her hand away. Rather, she deliberately kept it there so that he could hold it more tightly if he needed to - if something triggered another wave of pain, for example. If he coughed. She didn't want to make him reach for her. She wanted to be there already.
...if only answering him was as simple as keeping their hands clasped together.
"Do... do you remember anything of what happened before you woke up here? Anything at all?"
The doctors had brought up the possibility of brain damage. It was possible - maybe even likely - that he wouldn't remember what had caused him to end up like this. If that was the case... what should she tell him?
Gabriel's story, the one given to the police, so he would be able to recite it if they questioned him when they found out he'd woken up?
Her stomach clenched at just the idea. No. It was a lie, and she knew it, and she didn't want to lie to him. It might have been necessary to lie to others, but she never ever wanted to lie to him.
But if she told him the truth, she'd have to tell him about Plagg. If he knew about Plagg, he would ask where he was. If he demanded that Gabriel give him back, then...
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His grip on her hand may have loosened, but she made no move to pull her hand away. Rather, she deliberately kept it there so that he could hold it more tightly if he needed to - if something triggered another wave of pain, for example. If he coughed. She didn't want to make him reach for her. She wanted to be there already.
...if only answering him was as simple as keeping their hands clasped together.
"Do... do you remember anything of what happened before you woke up here? Anything at all?"
The doctors had brought up the possibility of brain damage. It was possible - maybe even likely - that he wouldn't remember what had caused him to end up like this. If that was the case... what should she tell him?
Gabriel's story, the one given to the police, so he would be able to recite it if they questioned him when they found out he'd woken up?
Her stomach clenched at just the idea. No. It was a lie, and she knew it, and she didn't want to lie to him. It might have been necessary to lie to others, but she never ever wanted to lie to him.
But if she told him the truth, she'd have to tell him about Plagg. If he knew about Plagg, he would ask where he was. If he demanded that Gabriel give him back, then...
She didn't think it would be pretty.