[Booker's smile twists grimly and he pets her hair, something he used to do more often when she was small and her head was dwarfed by his hand and they'd both laugh. Her delighted and he amused. It was a fond gesture.]
I know baby, I know.
[He muttered it with as much apology as he could force into the words. He was so sorry she had to grow up poor, had to struggle and watch her family do the same. He looks back on his life and thinks that he could have tried harder, done more, been a better worker, saved more money. Done something different for her.
She deserved so much better.]
I'll talk to Dr. Tenenbaum tomorrow, okay?
[Even though he talked to the woman every time he visited Robert. Knew about the treatments and what Robert was undergoing. He thought it would help. That it would be what was best for his addled mind.
So why did it leave such a sour feeling in his throat?]
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I know baby, I know.
[He muttered it with as much apology as he could force into the words. He was so sorry she had to grow up poor, had to struggle and watch her family do the same. He looks back on his life and thinks that he could have tried harder, done more, been a better worker, saved more money. Done something different for her.
She deserved so much better.]
I'll talk to Dr. Tenenbaum tomorrow, okay?
[Even though he talked to the woman every time he visited Robert. Knew about the treatments and what Robert was undergoing. He thought it would help. That it would be what was best for his addled mind.
So why did it leave such a sour feeling in his throat?]