[Honestly that's the weirdest thing. Although she's not thrilled being outed like this. Glancing away, she chews the inside of her cheek.]
. . . It's supposed to stay a secret back home, so... [ She feels a little bad having lied to him. Or not lied so much as skirted around the truth. ] and not everyone really likes people like me, so I didn't want to bring it up to anyone...