[The worst bomb. And he's not even tactful enough to cushion it in any way. His face is still on fire and his shoulders are shaking enough to make his voice tremble in time.]

Those two back there...they're only here to make things worse for me. Both of us. I'm sorry that you had to be hurt by them too. If it was only me...

[Then it would have been all right. It's always been all right, that way.]

I'm sorry.