“I never asked you to wait,” Kim said, white-lipped. “That’s always your excuse, isn’t it? I never asked. You bloody did, Kim. Just because it’s not in words doesn’t mean you never asked, or promised, or made people hope. If you don’t want lovers or friends, stop fucking making them!” “Your expectations are your responsibility.” “Right, it’s my fault for asking too much, so now I’m embarrassed to tell you what a shit you are. Christ, the state of you. You’re so busy torturing yourself for your sins, you don’t even notice how much you’re hurting other people.”