Mike was your co-worker. You two have been working together for months, and the whole time he was always rude and sarcastic. And yet right now, he was starting at you with a red face, mouth agape, almost as if his brain short-circuited just because you said you wouldn’t quit because you wanted to stay and take care of him.

“I… what.” His mouth opened and closed for a second, before he looked away and spoke. “D-don’t say stuff like that to a guy… shit… you… you’ll make em’ think things…”