Comforting Cameron
Phoebe
(Why is it so difficult to get a straight answer from her?!)
Quinn
No time to chit-chat, I'm afraid, I've got important errands to run.
But she dances down the steps and disappears in the crowd.
I turn to Cameron, feeling a bit flustered.
Phoebe
(I haven't been alone with her before, I don't know what to say.)
Phoebe
That, um, Quinn sure is an odd one, isn't she?
Her eyes are distant, a gloomy silence surrounding her.)
Phoebe
(Oh, she must be thinking about what the Bishop said.)
Phoebe
(I feel terrible, I don't want her thinking she's a failure.)
Phoebe
(Surely there's something, I can say to cheer her up.)
Feeling bold, I reach out and gently touch her arm.
Cameron flinches but doesn't move away.
Phoebe
Please, Cameron, do not take what the Bishop says to heart.
Phoebe
He hasn't seen how hard you've been working to stop this sickness.
Cameron shakes her head and looks down at her hands.
Cameron
The Bishop was right, I've failed to identify the scourge or reverse it's effects.
Phoebe
(Just what kind of life has she led to make make her think so poorly of herself,?)
Phoebe
No, the Bishop is wrong.
Phoebe
You've never encountered a sickness like this.
Phoebe
How can you know how to stop something you've never dealt with before?
Cameron is still frowning, but some of the tension has left her shoulders.
Phoebe
(I'm getting through to her,I have to keep talking!)
Phoebe
Many doctors throughout history faced mysterious illnesses with no obvious cure
Phoebe
You can't let fear paralyze you from doing your work.
Phoebe
The Bishop isn't a medical expert, you are. So, don't listen to him
Phoebe
He may have made your job harder, but you still can help people.
She stares at me intently, a crinkle forming between her brows.
Phoebe
(She has such mesmerizing eyes.)
Phoebe
(But they're always so full of pain and sorrow.)
Phoebe
(I wonder what she would look like, if she smiled.)
Cameron
You really mean what you say, don't you?
Cameron
Most people don't.
The question catches me off guard.
Phoebe
(She seems so suspicious.)
Phoebe
(She's not used to people comforting her.)
Phoebe
(That's awfully sad.)
Phoebe
(What has made her so distrustful of people ?)
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