a: what conversations.

who cares.

m: i care. don't be callous.

a: callous is a word used for cowardice and shame.

m: no, that's not what it means, at all, and that's not what i meant.

sometimes i wonder why i put myself through this at all. maybe there is more of an optimist in me than i thought.

you will come back to richmond and stop talking to me completely.

i hate being right.

a: okay.

m: STOP IT.