Doing the impossible is what got him into that situation in the first place. It would have never happened if I listened to him.
[He didn't like anyone saying he had it worse than them, his problems were almost always his own fault as far as he was concerned. Unless he could blame his father, than it was that bastard's fault.]
Nothing about that sounds easy.
[Really, his mind boggled at her perspective. He can't really relate to the abortion thing and he certainly can't relate to being dumped for his best friend. Ed exhaled slowly.]
Look, I know what it's like to think you have something with someone only to find out that you don't. The guy was a stranger though, not my best friend... My dad left when we were kids, too. If he hadn't... Al and I probably wouldn't have tried what we did, but we were alone. So, I get all that. When our mom died we thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen to us, and trust me... it's not. That doesn't make what you went through any less-
[A pause, he's trying to think of how to say this so that it makes sense.]
Even after nearly getting my brother killed, and all of the impossible I've dealt with, being alone all of a sudden when I wasn't... That wasn't any easier to deal with. It would have been even harder if it was my best friend, too... but either way, they're not comparable.
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[He didn't like anyone saying he had it worse than them, his problems were almost always his own fault as far as he was concerned. Unless he could blame his father, than it was that bastard's fault.]
Nothing about that sounds easy.
[Really, his mind boggled at her perspective. He can't really relate to the abortion thing and he certainly can't relate to being dumped for his best friend. Ed exhaled slowly.]
Look, I know what it's like to think you have something with someone only to find out that you don't. The guy was a stranger though, not my best friend... My dad left when we were kids, too. If he hadn't... Al and I probably wouldn't have tried what we did, but we were alone. So, I get all that. When our mom died we thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen to us, and trust me... it's not. That doesn't make what you went through any less-
[A pause, he's trying to think of how to say this so that it makes sense.]
Even after nearly getting my brother killed, and all of the impossible I've dealt with, being alone all of a sudden when I wasn't... That wasn't any easier to deal with. It would have been even harder if it was my best friend, too... but either way, they're not comparable.