[-too scared. His heart beats a little quicker. Of course he was scared, he was a teenager, but now…what would it be like now–no. Times aren’t like they were then–but how do they know?-]

I know what you’re trying to do, and it’s not going to work… [-he tries to sound calm, but his voice cracks. It’s true, that time in his life has haunted him many a time, and recently. He hates it, he hates thinking about it.-]

Just go away…