[It had been difficult to retell the story, let alone all the details of it, and it had been most important that Ashley knew about Josh being behind everything and about the wendigos. She didn't need to know anything unnecessary that would only make things worse for her.
And at Emily's next questions he again pauses, though he doesn't look at her this time. There's no good answer to this.]
I don't know, Em. He wasn't with us, so...
[So he doesn't know. It's possible Matt is still alive; surely the police would be going back to look for him, and for Jessica and Josh even though he's pretty sure both of them are dead. Maybe Matt made it though, he just... Doesn't know.
Finally, he turns back around to face her, abandoning his search for food for the moment.]
You and me, Mike, Sam, and Ash made it out. That's... That's all I know for sure.
[He's quiet again for another few seconds.]
I'm really sorry.
[It's a different apology than before, because this isn't something actually his fault, but he really does wish he could tell her something different. Even just knowing for certain that Matt--or Jess, or Josh--were dead would be better than just being left to wonder.]
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[It had been difficult to retell the story, let alone all the details of it, and it had been most important that Ashley knew about Josh being behind everything and about the wendigos. She didn't need to know anything unnecessary that would only make things worse for her.
And at Emily's next questions he again pauses, though he doesn't look at her this time. There's no good answer to this.]
I don't know, Em. He wasn't with us, so...
[So he doesn't know. It's possible Matt is still alive; surely the police would be going back to look for him, and for Jessica and Josh even though he's pretty sure both of them are dead. Maybe Matt made it though, he just... Doesn't know.
Finally, he turns back around to face her, abandoning his search for food for the moment.]
You and me, Mike, Sam, and Ash made it out. That's... That's all I know for sure.
[He's quiet again for another few seconds.]
I'm really sorry.
[It's a different apology than before, because this isn't something actually his fault, but he really does wish he could tell her something different. Even just knowing for certain that Matt--or Jess, or Josh--were dead would be better than just being left to wonder.]