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Anne sat straight up.
This is what you did to my sister. Now you know how it feels. This is what you did to her.
Words she couldn't remember only moments before, now seared into her mind like a branding iron. She closed her eyes but they didn't go away. The sentence burned, fire and smoke singing off the letters.
Now you're gonna remember that she's not dirty trash like you are. You understand me?
Anne gasped, tears coming anew.
"What is it?" Gilbert asked.
She shook her head. Words held so much power, but she couldn't let them... "Words. They're just words..."
This time Gilbert didn't fight his instinct, and she fell readily into his arms.
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In the Woods When First We Met
FanfictionGilbert is there for Anne when she needs someone the most. Billy did far more damage than seen in the episode. Anne goes through my own journey of healing after a trauma. Serious issues. (Skip chapters 3-4 to make it less scary to read; if you skip...
