...Yes. I think I understand what you're getting at.
[It's something he's put his fair share of thought into, try as he might to distract himself with all the extra studying he's been doing. As important as school is to him, he doesn't think he'd completely barricade himself and everyone else inside of one unless things were really bad.]
It's terrible to even suggest, but...
[At this point, he has to accept the very real possibility. By the feel of the tremors in Mondo's arms, he's not the only one thinking it. He drops his gaze, ashamed to officially voice his own doubts.]
For all of us to have made that decision... could it be that what was important to us outside the school was already...
[...lost? He can't help but think of those DVDs, something else he hasn't been able to banish from his mind since February. His repeated attempts to phone home ending only in the loud unpleasant ring of a call failed.
And suddenly there are tears in his eyes, because as much as the possibility had plagued his mind, there was always that hope that things would be okay. But actually talking about it makes that a lot harder to hold on to.]
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[It's something he's put his fair share of thought into, try as he might to distract himself with all the extra studying he's been doing. As important as school is to him, he doesn't think he'd completely barricade himself and everyone else inside of one unless things were really bad.]
It's terrible to even suggest, but...
[At this point, he has to accept the very real possibility. By the feel of the tremors in Mondo's arms, he's not the only one thinking it. He drops his gaze, ashamed to officially voice his own doubts.]
For all of us to have made that decision... could it be that what was important to us outside the school was already...
[...lost? He can't help but think of those DVDs, something else he hasn't been able to banish from his mind since February. His repeated attempts to phone home ending only in the loud unpleasant ring of a call failed.
And suddenly there are tears in his eyes, because as much as the possibility had plagued his mind, there was always that hope that things would be okay. But actually talking about it makes that a lot harder to hold on to.]