The last piece slots into place, and suddenly, she gets it.
"Oh," Clarisse says, almost breathing the word rather than speaking it. It all makes sense now. Ellie's story lining up with Abby's, and Clarisse can see them side by side for the first time. Joel killed Abby's dad, so Abby went after Joel.
"I knew about the hospital. She told me that part, about the cure and all, but not anything about you. That was the thing I couldn't figure out, why you'd do that, but—" A pause, but not a very long one. "I don't think he was a great person. So I figured you must have had a good reason."
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"Oh," Clarisse says, almost breathing the word rather than speaking it. It all makes sense now. Ellie's story lining up with Abby's, and Clarisse can see them side by side for the first time. Joel killed Abby's dad, so Abby went after Joel.
"I knew about the hospital. She told me that part, about the cure and all, but not anything about you. That was the thing I couldn't figure out, why you'd do that, but—" A pause, but not a very long one. "I don't think he was a great person. So I figured you must have had a good reason."