Peter could kick Hawkeye for saying that in front of Annie, but Peter doesn't say anything to that. Instead, he pushes himself further onto the bed so he's closer to Annie and crosses his legs beside her.
"I lost my parents when I was about your age," he says. "So... I guess, I kinda get how it feels. I was really sad that they weren't around anymore -- that I couldn't do the things that I wanted to with them. I was angry, too, because there were all these people who had parents but wanted nothing to do with them. And I was always, always wondering if there was something I could have done to change things, even though realistically, I know now that there wasn't."
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"I lost my parents when I was about your age," he says. "So... I guess, I kinda get how it feels. I was really sad that they weren't around anymore -- that I couldn't do the things that I wanted to with them. I was angry, too, because there were all these people who had parents but wanted nothing to do with them. And I was always, always wondering if there was something I could have done to change things, even though realistically, I know now that there wasn't."