16 [audio]

[horrible_penny]

Sometimes it's hard to keep hoping that every story will eventually have a happy ending. There are a lot of things in the world that I want to forget about--hungry babies, people who are sick but too poor to buy medicine, whole families that get evicted from their homes, kids who are killed before they even finish high school, animal cruelty,

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[freckleddoll]

Penny, I..you're dead, I didn't know, I'm so sorry.

Re: 1/3

[freckleddoll]

I know...what ya mean. When I was little, never could smile, never 'ad anythin' t'smile about. But sometimes things get better. At least yer living here, at least ya've got a chance.

[freckleddoll]

An' if yer parents cared that much about ya, 'm sure they'd be proud of ya. Yer kind an' ya help people, ain't much better things than that. My parents, they...

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[horrible_penny]

No, it's fine, okay? I didn't mean to unload all at once like that. Sorry for not telling you earlier, Freckles.

They usually get better. Things, I mean. Especially when they're awful, since they can't do much but get better. That's sad, though, never having anything to smile about when you were a kid. You have a lot of happiness to catch up on.

[horrible_penny]

I was lucky with my parents. So many people don't have any good memories of their families... just having what I do seems like a lot in comparison. They had all of these dreams for me, and none of them were exactly what happened. I hope you're right, anyway.

[freckleddoll]

S'alright...ya didn't 'ave t'tell me at all if ya didn't want to. Are ya alright though? An' yeah...things do get better. 'm lucky now, t'have all the stuff I do.

'm glad you have good memories of 'em. Even if things didn't turn out just like they planned, they'd be happy 'bout how you turned out, 'm sure.

[horrible_penny]

It's kind of a dumb thing to hide. But I'm fine, really. I'm getting more fine by the day.

Thank you. You know, I think your parents would be proud of you, too. You're a good person.

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[freckleddoll]

Nah...can understand not wanting t'say. And if ya need anything just say the word, alright?

[freckleddoll]

[in a much colder voice than she's probably ever heard from Doll] No, I...they wouldn't care. An' I don't care what they'd think of me either, I ain't what I am cause of them.

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[horrible_penny]

I'll definitely do that. Thank you.

[horrible_penny]

They--oh. Um. I didn't mean that you--sorry about that.

[freckleddoll]

Sorry...didn't mean t'say it like that.

S'just 'ard t'care 'bout what people that 'urt ya an' then threw ya away would think.

[horrible_penny]

Aw, Freckles... I'm so, so sorry. They don't matter at all. Only the family you want as your family counts.

[freckleddoll]

Yeah. I...I know that.

[horrible_penny]

Good. That's good. I'm sorry I brought it up, okay?

[freckleddoll]

No, s'alright, ain't yer fault. Ya didn't know. An'...I don't mind ya knowin'.