In spite of it all, Michael's frown relaxed a fraction when Julian started laughing at him. He didn't see what about his career was so entirely amusing, but whatever it was obviously had tickled Julian, and he couldn't bring himself to stop it.
The problem was, something else did.
Concern evident, Michael didn't hesitate to move over to his friend's side when he started coughing. He cursed under his breath, wondering just what the hell the nurses were doing if the man was sick again. Didn't they realize that was part of what caused him to break in the first place?
Before he could call for one of them, however, the coughing fit ended, and suddenly Julian had two fistfuls of his shirt. Michael was surprised at first, but he regained himself after a moment, and let out a long sigh. "Don't you think that's what I want to say to you? But I wasn't broken by them; I was broken before I came here! I just remembered who I really am. And that's what you need to do too, Julian."
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The problem was, something else did.
Concern evident, Michael didn't hesitate to move over to his friend's side when he started coughing. He cursed under his breath, wondering just what the hell the nurses were doing if the man was sick again. Didn't they realize that was part of what caused him to break in the first place?
Before he could call for one of them, however, the coughing fit ended, and suddenly Julian had two fistfuls of his shirt. Michael was surprised at first, but he regained himself after a moment, and let out a long sigh. "Don't you think that's what I want to say to you? But I wasn't broken by them; I was broken before I came here! I just remembered who I really am. And that's what you need to do too, Julian."