You know... it's okay. [He sounds confused and a bit upset, but also in some strange way... calmer.] I avoided thinking about it, because it really sucked, but I shouldn't have. I should've tried to figure out as much as possible. Shoulda woulda coulda and all that, but yeah.

But now I think I get it. Somehow, that boy was... a friend or something. Someone I used to care about. Not sure why he was doing that, but I still cared too much to hurt him.

[He breathes out again, this time more steadily.] Really, thank you. I'm a bit too good at not thinking about things that upset me sometimes.