[The apology quiets him for a while, drains some of the anger out of him. But that leaves only hurt to deal with, and that's worse.]
I'm gonna need some time to get my head around it.
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[The apology quiets him for a while, drains some of the anger out of him. But that leaves only hurt to deal with, and that's worse.]
I'm gonna need some time to get my head around it.