She gives a small laugh as he lists off his mother's varied activities, the woman must have been a bundle of energy and ambition as far as Pippa can figure.
At the tone of his voice, she removes the pan from the heat then turns to face him. "They aren't stupid, Rory. Not at all. Rigid and uncompromising. Cold and unforgiving, but not stupid.
"I did things I shouldn't have done, things I knew they would never accept." Pippa chews her bottom lip as she considers how to best continue, moving to take a seat opposite Rory. She can't cook and have this conversation. "You can only buck the system so far before you find yourself excised from it completely."
She finds herself looking out the window and not into those deep, dark eyes regarding her. Ashamed? Possibly. "I couldn't be the person they wanted--no, expected me to be, so I left."
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Date: 2008-09-23 04:01 am (UTC)At the tone of his voice, she removes the pan from the heat then turns to face him. "They aren't stupid, Rory. Not at all. Rigid and uncompromising. Cold and unforgiving, but not stupid.
"I did things I shouldn't have done, things I knew they would never accept." Pippa chews her bottom lip as she considers how to best continue, moving to take a seat opposite Rory. She can't cook and have this conversation. "You can only buck the system so far before you find yourself excised from it completely."
She finds herself looking out the window and not into those deep, dark eyes regarding her. Ashamed? Possibly. "I couldn't be the person they wanted--no, expected me to be, so I left."