Sorry. What does this word mean? When do you say it? Why do you need to say it?
When someone apologizes for their mistake? When someone regrets their wrongdoings? When someone repents his actions? When someone is guilty of doing harm? When someone is ashamed of their behavior?
But why Liu Jinhai felt like her sorry held none of the above reasons?
It felt like she did nothing wrong, yet she was obliged to say it.
It felt like she was innocent, yet she was forced to admit a mistake she never did.
It felt like she was standing and suffering there...all over again.
It felt like he made her relive a past she desperately wanted to bury.
Yes. That was what it was.
He saw her shaking. He saw her trembling. Like a gush of memories flooded her mind. Like she knew any attempt to explain herself would just be futile. So, she made the split-second decision. What her conditioned reflex made her do.
To say sorry.
