[ Ella has to pause a few times, swallowing hard. ]
I... I'm sorry but I... I have some.... bad news. . . about Griffin... [ Her voice breaks a little on that word. Dragons, how do you... how can she break the news to anyone else? It was hard enough to think about. ]</I.
It's fine, Ella. [It's painfully obvious how painful it is for the girl to bring the topic up, let alone go through with the message. Thankfully or not for her;]
[ He should never have... Ella is silent for a few minutes. ]
Y-yeah. I... I've heard that. A boy I knew... it happened to him too, last year. During the ... the Valentine fiasco. [ That didn't make the hurt go away, but she's going to hope that ... ]
Voice
Anna...?
Voice
I'm here.
Re: Voice
I... I'm sorry but I... I have some.... bad news. . . about Griffin... [ Her voice breaks a little on that word. Dragons, how do you... how can she break the news to anyone else? It was hard enough to think about. ]</I.
Voice
I already know.
Voice
You know ...? Ho-- did ... did you get a-a message from Michael Xavier?
Voice
..Some people come back after- you know.
Voice
Y-yeah. I... I've heard that. A boy I knew... it happened to him too, last year. During the ... the Valentine fiasco. [ That didn't make the hurt go away, but she's going to hope that ... ]
We should scold him for making us worry.