"Do you understand now?" he asked, his face less than an inch away. 

"Yes," she breathed. "But why?" She stared up into his eyes, her dark eyelashes quivering.

"Because there are simply too many people in this world," he answered. "And this is what they decided to do."

"You say 'they' as if you aren't a part of this," she stepped backwards, away from him. 

"I never was a part of this, like I said, I ran away from office-"

"And you will receive your punishment for that young man," the judge harshly tapped his gavel, staring daggers at Kris. "Such an immature move Mr. President," the judge seeme