[Rita knows. She can feel it in what Estelle says and does, and she feels a little guilty for being gone all this time, even if there wasn't anything she could do about it. It's not often she apologizes, especially for things out of her control, but she does now, anyway-]
action;
[Rita knows. She can feel it in what Estelle says and does, and she feels a little guilty for being gone all this time, even if there wasn't anything she could do about it. It's not often she apologizes, especially for things out of her control, but she does now, anyway-]
S-sorry. Just, you know--for not being here.