[The pause, the short silence, is damning enough. I said something wrong. That she could hurt him with real praise is an angle she just doesn't want in their friendship.
Thus she scrambles to recover when he turns it all back to the draft itself.]
Well, you...you found me, remember? I'm doing better now than I was then.
[Oh, so dishonest. So cowardly, to hide any of this from him when there's a solid chance he feels some of it himself. This isn't the kind of teacher she wants to be, the kind of friend she wants to be.]
[action, May 29]
Thus she scrambles to recover when he turns it all back to the draft itself.]
Well, you...you found me, remember? I'm doing better now than I was then.
[Oh, so dishonest. So cowardly, to hide any of this from him when there's a solid chance he feels some of it himself. This isn't the kind of teacher she wants to be, the kind of friend she wants to be.]