Hector saw Matilda's immobility as she stared at nothing in particular.
He quickly began to feel awful about himself and began to hurl abuses at himself.
If he had known that giving Matilda the truth would hurt her, he would not have dared to express the truth in front of her.
"You... how are you feeling?" Hector inquired because he is truly incapable of soothing others.
He wanted to ask Matilda if she was harmed, but it occurred to him that since there were a few drops of tears about to fall from Matilda's eyes, Matilda was most likely hurt.
Hector decided to ask Matilda about how she was now feeling because he was aware that she was hurt, and he was also aware that she wasn't feeling well because it felt as if her heart was being broken into tiny little pieces.
"Could you ple
