>>113484665"Why do you wanna know?" Anne turned her head, looking away from him and at the floor to their side.
"I'm worried about you, Anne." He answered. "Not only do you seem uncomfortable with how Sprig and I are, but you also seem like you were having a traumatic flashback. I know a traumatized person when I see one."
"If you're that worried…" She slightly looked up. "Then why? Why are you with him?"
That seemed to catch him off guard. He definitely wasn't prepared for that kind of question. He didn't know how to respond to it at all. Regardless, she looked away again.
"I don't want him to end up like me because of this… Because of you psychologically hurting him?"
"Now hold on, Anne," Hop Pop immediately started. "I wouldn't dare hurt Sprig nor Polly. I never intend to do so. I only wish the best for them. To be honest, I was hesitant to tell him how I felt. I wasn't planning on telling him, he said how he felt to me first, not the other way around."
She said absolutely nothing for a reply. It felt ridiculous to her, but she kept on listening either way just to hear what he had to say there. Hop Pop sighed, sounding restless. He went to put his hand on her shoulder once again, but this time she smacked it away. His eyes widened.
"I can't believe you, Hop Pop." Anne put her hand down into the floor. "So everyone's okay with it just because he told you first ?"
"Anne, please listen to me-"
"No." She lifted her head up. "I'm not going to listen to someone who thinks this is okay, especially with his own family members . I didn't feel worthless for a year and tried to move on from what happened to me just for me to hear this… This bullshit !"
"...What?" Hop Pop spoke in disbelief.
Anne's face scrunched up. "Of course you don't understand. I don't expect you to."
