"I'm not even sure how to- I don't know how you could prove it. But it- it feels real. And knowing-" Abby broke into tears again, clutching at his coat. "If I were stronger- if I'd tried harder, I could have- we didn't have to be so-" She broke off, shaking her head and trying to compose herself- and not succeeding very well. "Be here in the morning, and just- please, be patient with me, Thomas, I'm not- I'm not so very used to- I feel like I don't know how to tru- how to believe anybody anymore..."