All Apologies
“I just wanted to say how sorry I am. You know… for what happened.”
“Please, don’t apologise. Really. I should be apologising to you. In fact, I am.”
“No, no. Please… you have nothing to be sorry for.”
“Yes, I do and I am because the entire regretful… incident… the entire incident was my fault.”
“No. It wasn’t. You are not to blame. I led us to that… that place. I take responsibility and I very much need your forgiveness.”
“As I said, I have nothing to forgive you for, truly. You must forgive me.”
“I can’t forgive you. For you have done nothing to warrant forgiveness.”
“Oh. I am still sorry, though.”
“Yes, I am quite remorseful myself.”
28 August 2007 at 12:05 am
Gah! I hate those idiotic apology conversations. I KNOW you’re sorry. You don’t have to tell me.
28 August 2007 at 11:28 pm
Melograna: Oh do you? I’m so sorry.
[Hard habits.]
29 August 2007 at 6:46 am
I’m glad I’m not at all like that. Really. I mean, those people are so hideously and pointlessly apologetic you’d want to shoot them, wouldn’t you?
Hang on, what’s that pain in my chest …?