[John rubs his eyes feeling very tired, indeed. Maybe if he throws Al a vague bone, he'll lay off.]
Mr. Pierce has hurt someone I love in a way that's unforgivable. Any animosity between us stems from that. The only thing you need to do to not make things worse is not talk to him about me unless he brings it up, and then just be sympathetic to whatever he has to say.
Wow, pretend all of this has been text from John...
Mr. Pierce has hurt someone I love in a way that's unforgivable. Any animosity between us stems from that. The only thing you need to do to not make things worse is not talk to him about me unless he brings it up, and then just be sympathetic to whatever he has to say.