[It takes him a little bit to respond, mostly because he's weighing his words, typing them out slowly, deleting and typing them out again.]
I am so glad to know that you are truly back again. Believe me when I say that I never intended any of this to happen.
[The guilt is still overwhelming, knowing what nightmares he must have caused to someone who had shown him kindness.]
Give me a time and a place and I will come. It is not for me to decide when such a conversation occurs. [He's not ready. He's never going to be ready. But he also doesn't have the moral standing to avoid this.]
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I am so glad to know that you are truly back again. Believe me when I say that I never intended any of this to happen.
[The guilt is still overwhelming, knowing what nightmares he must have caused to someone who had shown him kindness.]
Give me a time and a place and I will come. It is not for me to decide when such a conversation occurs. [He's not ready. He's never going to be ready. But he also doesn't have the moral standing to avoid this.]