"Thank you for coming to check on me" he said after our laughter died down.
"Of course. To be honest I kinda feel guilty" I said.
He frowned. "What? Why?"
"Because I could've stopped him sooner. No I should have. But I... I froze. And by the time I'd stopped him he'd already... God I'm so sorry" I said and deflated, sinking into myself.
"So you're the one that stopped him" he said almost as if he didn't mean for the words to actually come out.
"Not soon enough" I sighed.
He lay staring at nothing for a couple of seconds while I seemed to be trying to fold into myself. Then his eyes snapped at me and widened.
"Oh, it's not your fault he went crazy. It's mine. And thank you for stopping him"
I smiled even though I didn't totally believe him. It wasn't my fault he we
