Because it doesn't sound right to tell someone that it doesn't matter how vigilant she is. If it's not a car and a crosswalk, it's a heel breaking on a marble staircase. Or ice on a road. Little things, everyday accidents. She's been raised to watch for them, but that doesn't mean a lot. They still come.
Still, she nods, running a hand through her hair as she takes a deep breath again.
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Because it doesn't sound right to tell someone that it doesn't matter how vigilant she is. If it's not a car and a crosswalk, it's a heel breaking on a marble staircase. Or ice on a road. Little things, everyday accidents. She's been raised to watch for them, but that doesn't mean a lot. They still come.
Still, she nods, running a hand through her hair as she takes a deep breath again.
"I'll be more careful."