[It takes a moment for the idea to fully process. Why would anyone want to keep someone under their control slender? Only to keep them weak, unable to fight back, maybe.
[Something else occurs to him, and then he's glaring, sharp. It's in Esther's direction, but it isn't for her.
[Men, who keep women like slaves to their whims.]
Bullshit.
[His fist is clutching his knife, top lip tugging up in a snarl. He makes a short sound, then turns his head away. He glares out the window, into the ever empty, never-ending parking lot.]
It isn't that way anymore, right? [Of course not. Here she is, but for how long?] Forget I asked.
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[Something else occurs to him, and then he's glaring, sharp. It's in Esther's direction, but it isn't for her.
[Men, who keep women like slaves to their whims.]
Bullshit.
[His fist is clutching his knife, top lip tugging up in a snarl. He makes a short sound, then turns his head away. He glares out the window, into the ever empty, never-ending parking lot.]
It isn't that way anymore, right? [Of course not. Here she is, but for how long?] Forget I asked.