How could she make him understand the reasons she had done it? It was so difficult. And she could tell how disappointed he was. Maybe she shouldn't have done it, made that decision for everyone but Claire longed for acceptance and understanding. People might not ever understand, but it wasn't right for them to always have to hide. They were people too. None of them had asked for these abilities.
She had finally stopped crying, but she was still upset. "I don't know what happened, because right after...I was here." And not knowing was part of what upset her so much. She could have made it so much worse for them, and she'd never know. "I'm sorry." She didn't know what else to say.