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Quickly, she shook her head. "I take full responsibility for this, and it's not your fault. What a complete and utter i***t I have been! She turned away from me and scrubbed her face angrily, perhaps in an effort to hide the tears that were obvious through her makeup.
Baby Girl, you have no idea how wrong you are. In a word, you're excellent. I couldn't bear how badly she thought of herself. When things went wrong, she always made it about herself and took the responsibility. Because she carried so much guilt and blame with her at all times, it was not surprising that she did not always have the best coping mechanisms.
She inhaled deeply before concentrating on the shower. I took that as a cue to depart, so I knelt down, kissed her on the cheek, and walked out the door. I quietly
