"It wasn't your fault," she says it firmly. This is something she believes more than anything, even though it took her a long time to learn.

"I can't--" Steph isn't sure whether she wants to tell Kate about her own experience, not because she doesn't trust Kate, but 'cause she worries it'll seem like she's trying to compare them, which she knows isn't true, "I was eleven. But I got away."

She chews on her bottom lip for a second, watching Kate for her reaction, before adding, "I just... I'm not trying to say I understand, because I don't, not completely, but..." A shrug, she isn't sure how to finish that.