The scoff that followed was clearly heard through the door. Cared for her? What a foolish thing to say. Even knowing it wasn't true - it couldn't possibly be - if it were, terrible things tended to happen to those who did. Usually by her own hand. Just look at where she was, the torture she put herself through.

"If you care so much..." A long pause hung heavy in the air. "Knock."

No one could say that Amélie lacked her own sense of drama.