Clarisse rolls her eyes. "Shut up, no it isn't." But she's pleased that Abby thinks she's cute. She isn't above being cute in this situation.
"Mostly I'm excited that I remembered how to get here," she admits, as they begin to make their way upstream. She takes them back into the woods a little, keeping the river close enough to hear it but choosing a pathway that doesn't keep it in direct sight. "Imagine if I'd taken you the wrong fucking way."
She knows Abby would have pretended to like wherever they ended up, even if it was just some field or weirdly shaped rock. Because Abby likes to get out and move, to climb and explore just like she does, so it would be the whole journey rather than the destination thing. And because Abby likes her, too.
But Clarisse still wants something worth it at the end of this. Payoff.
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"Mostly I'm excited that I remembered how to get here," she admits, as they begin to make their way upstream. She takes them back into the woods a little, keeping the river close enough to hear it but choosing a pathway that doesn't keep it in direct sight. "Imagine if I'd taken you the wrong fucking way."
She knows Abby would have pretended to like wherever they ended up, even if it was just some field or weirdly shaped rock. Because Abby likes to get out and move, to climb and explore just like she does, so it would be the whole journey rather than the destination thing. And because Abby likes her, too.
But Clarisse still wants something worth it at the end of this. Payoff.