It was strange to her how he could say it so simply. It registered in her mind — finally — that he really had no idea what any of this was about. “Right,” she breathed out, glancing at him momentarily. “I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t feel the same. Or felt any emotion toward me, actually.” The last bit was whispered, she just hoped he hadn’t heard it.
Oh, had be said something wrong? Attai looked down at his feet briefly before returning his gaze to her face, where he could detect mixed feelings. “I wouldn’t say that I don’t feel anything towards you,” he began in an attempt to cheer her up. “I do like being around you. I just… don’t understand more than a few types of relationships, so even if I did feel the same way, I wouldn’t be able to tell or express it.”
