For a moment, she could only stare. She felt like her mind could not process what he said.
Regret? Regret what?
But then, she realized what he meant. It was as if she had been slapped. She lowered her head as blood rushed to her head, and tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. She felt like she had no right to look at Morpheus anymore. She wanted to hide, to scream, to run away. She didn't understand what she was feeling, but she could not deny it.
"I…Morph—I'm…"
She was shaking so much that she could not form a coherent sentence.
Morpheus understood. He felt like his entire body was weighted by a mountain exactly because he understood.
'Ah…she didn't want it…'