[ Surprise lifts her head back up. What about her brother...? In the end there are no good excuses for him. Even when she wishes desperately that there were.
The pause is confusing though. She blinks uncertainly, and feels a little more bewildered when she excuses herself again. ]
Yeah.... [ Heaving a heavy sigh, she watches her leave, before staring back at the table before her. 'Whatever his reasons, he still...' what? Cares? Ultimately she doesn't know. And she thinks not knowing is what partially makes the entire thing so difficult.]