"Please forgive me." I apologize as soon as my teeth release my tongue. "That was a private question that I had no right to ask, I am not sure what has come over me today."

I stand quickly, trembling a little. I smooth my pants down, though they don't need it, and repeat the action with my shirt.

"I should..." I adjust my hat.

I should probably go.

But I can't manage to get my mouth to work to actually speak the rest of that sentence. It's as if my mouth doesn't know them.