[ She feels like she's intruding, asking about personal things like this. She doesn't quite know where the line is drawn when it comes to such things, but she does know she herself isn't comfortable with talking about personal matters like that with random strangers.
That would be why she adds: ]
I'm sorry, it's none of my business. I just... know a little what it's like to lose someone.
[ Not that the other girl has lost her boyfriend, but Lirael imagines it must still feel a little like it. ]
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[ She feels like she's intruding, asking about personal things like this. She doesn't quite know where the line is drawn when it comes to such things, but she does know she herself isn't comfortable with talking about personal matters like that with random strangers.
That would be why she adds: ]
I'm sorry, it's none of my business. I just... know a little what it's like to lose someone.
[ Not that the other girl has lost her boyfriend, but Lirael imagines it must still feel a little like it. ]