"Uh."

Come on, Kanji, get it together. Answer him. Say something.

I stand up too, and take a step closer to him, shaking my head. "No, it's alright, I mean, it's not. It's not super private or anything, I don't mind, I really don't..."

He pulls his hat down over his eyes and I know exactly what he's thinking even though he hasn't said it yet, and before I really realize what I'm doing I grab his arm just above the elbow.

"You don't have to leave."