"... No, it doesn't," Finally she managed to choke out the words, curling up more where she was. If she wasn't careful she'd fall, but she didn't care. She didn't want to show him that she'd lost, and that she wasn't as strong as the other kids. She didn't want him to see that at all, but he was already seeing it and that just made it worse. It was a childish belief from a young girl to believe that she'd be able to hide...