We're both at fault for that. By the time there was something to talk about... it was easier not to say out loud what was at stake.
[ Harold feels that keenly, all the unsaid words and suppressed feelings that are between them and have been for years. Since that day John asked for a new suit and a ride back from Italy, Harold knew he wasn't just asking for his job back. He knew it was more. But acknowledging that would mean acknowledging he was going to lose it, and he did. Now, on the other side of that loss, it feels cowardly and pointless.
He steps forward and takes his hand readily, squeezing tightly, like he's trying to stop John from falling. ]
I've been a coward, [ he says in a low tone, focused, ] about so many things over the years. And I have... so many regrets, [ he breathes out, overwhelmed by the scale when he thinks of it. ]
But what I regret most is not telling you how important you are to me.
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[ Harold feels that keenly, all the unsaid words and suppressed feelings that are between them and have been for years. Since that day John asked for a new suit and a ride back from Italy, Harold knew he wasn't just asking for his job back. He knew it was more. But acknowledging that would mean acknowledging he was going to lose it, and he did. Now, on the other side of that loss, it feels cowardly and pointless.
He steps forward and takes his hand readily, squeezing tightly, like he's trying to stop John from falling. ]
I've been a coward, [ he says in a low tone, focused, ] about so many things over the years. And I have... so many regrets, [ he breathes out, overwhelmed by the scale when he thinks of it. ]
But what I regret most is not telling you how important you are to me.