I know it looks alarming. [And it kind of is alarming, and there's an unspoken apology in his eyes at that. He knows. He's sorry.] But I promise, it doesn't hurt.
[He nods gently.] We'll deal with it as we have to.
Right now? I am okay. You are, as well. So are the rest. And I don't want you distracted from the joy in the room around you, no matter what happens. Let it be a good memory to send us all off to sleep.
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I know it looks alarming. [And it kind of is alarming, and there's an unspoken apology in his eyes at that. He knows. He's sorry.] But I promise, it doesn't hurt.
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I’m glad it doesn’t hurt. I hope it stays that way.
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Right now? I am okay. You are, as well. So are the rest. And I don't want you distracted from the joy in the room around you, no matter what happens. Let it be a good memory to send us all off to sleep.