[The lack of an outburst is a relief and a source of confusion. Where was his anger, his mockery of Hector's emotions? Was he not angry?]
[A knot, constricting and painful, forms in his throat. It takes him several seconds -- stretched out into painful eternity -- to speak again.]
That is why I am sorry; because I could have prevented it all, but I did not.
[Hector allows himself to look up again, meeting Isaac's eyes. That faint hint of a smile, the slight nod of Isaac's head, makes him thankful that he had gathered the will to speak.]
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[A knot, constricting and painful, forms in his throat. It takes him several seconds -- stretched out into painful eternity -- to speak again.]
That is why I am sorry; because I could have prevented it all, but I did not.
[Hector allows himself to look up again, meeting Isaac's eyes. That faint hint of a smile, the slight nod of Isaac's head, makes him thankful that he had gathered the will to speak.]