[Once Riddle's gone, Cater's shoulders sag. He didn't think he could be any more tired than he already was.]
I'm gonna have to, I think. I'm a mess.
[Even if he put his mask back on, he knows it won't be nearly as convincing as it was before. Kind of hard to act unaffected when your eyes are red and your face is blotchy. Besides that, word had probably spread through much more of the school by now. Even if Cater wasn't being singled out by Riddle, he has a feeling some of their dormmates are going to be able to read between the lines.]
You think that was okay to do? Show Riddle my real face, I mean.
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I'm gonna have to, I think. I'm a mess.
[Even if he put his mask back on, he knows it won't be nearly as convincing as it was before. Kind of hard to act unaffected when your eyes are red and your face is blotchy. Besides that, word had probably spread through much more of the school by now. Even if Cater wasn't being singled out by Riddle, he has a feeling some of their dormmates are going to be able to read between the lines.]
You think that was okay to do? Show Riddle my real face, I mean.