To be fair, you can tell me what you think of me,†Max offered. “I didn’t mean to offend you. I was just making a few observations.â€
“How could I possibly know enough about you to make a proper judgment?†His tone was harsher than he’d anticipated. “You’ve taken a stranger into your home without so much as a second thought and offered everything but your bed. Crazy comes to mind. Suicidal maybe.â€
Max leaned forward in her chair, readying her defenses. “Excuse me?â€
“I don’t mean to sound ungrateful here but please remember that you don’t know me. I appreciate all that you’ve done but that doesn’t entitle you to judge me.â€
“I wasn’t judging you,†she bit back. “But maybe you’re right. I don’t think I thought this through at all.
— Shawn Kirsten Maravel
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