When they were outside, and Elijah addressed her, Alice felt something closing her throat. She almost couldn't breathe. How she wished he would just leave her alone, so that she could try and get control over her feelings again. She wanted to say that she was alright, but when she tried to speak, she burst into tears instead and covered her face. "Oh.... I'm sorry.... I'm sorry...." she grasped through her sobs. "I'm just tired." But she wasn't just tired. She wanted to curl up, and not stop crying at all, just surrender to her desperate tears. And then maybe, she could tell Elijah. And maybe he would take pity on her and find a solution. How she needed someone to help her.