"You're saying Eleanor did this on purpose? Just to make me feel bad?" Yep, Carl was already halfway convinced by Katherine's explanation.
Katherine nodded, her tone firm. "Isn't that typical Eleanor though? Back when we were in school, she pulled this stunt so many times. You really don't remember all that, Carl?"
"Yeah," Carl muttered, old memories flickering in his mind.
Every time Eleanor got hurt, he really did worry.
But every single time, it turned out she did it deliberately. After a while, he just stopped taking her seriously.
Now when he saw her injured again, he couldn't help but feel a little indifferent—maybe even found it kinda ridiculous.
Still, no matter how messy things got before, it never got this close to being fatal.
"Carl, don't stress. Eleanor'
