"Because they want to do surgery!" Galen snapped, looking at Val with no small amount of annoyance. "Because it might kill me when they do."
As for the hating? Well, "maybe you should hate me. You seem to think no one is worthy of just being liked."
But then the conversation turned to Donnie, and Galen could only turn away and go back to his packing. He didn't want to argue about any of this. Not...right now.