Knowing how real that those memories feel, and how overwhelming the emotions locked behind them are.. I can understand that, too.

It doesn't excuse what he did. [not that Carolina thinks Malcolm is - but she doesn't want him to think she's giving him a pass, either] What either of them did. Even if it wasn't entirely them. But i think.. In many ways, the pleasant memories are as bad as the good. You still see something.. Experience something that was never yours. And won't likely ever be.

Hardly bullshit, Malcolm. [she can't quite smile, not with the way the mouth twists at one corner] I don't exactly have much to say here.

[ But I think I need something a little stronger than tea right now. ]