[ She was trying so hard, he could tell. He gave her a crooked smile. ] I... that's a lot of questions, Jennifer.
[ He takes a moment to look away, hands on his knees as his legs gently pushed his swing back and forth. ] It was an accident. You know that porch on my apartment? I... fell. It was pretty awful. [ Ashton winces a bit, just thinking about the gut-wrenching nausea, the vertigo as he tumbled through the air, and then how he almost blacked out for good. ]
[ He looked at his hand, then over to her. ] Changing me is what saved my life. It's strange to think about, and I'm still trying to understand everything...