"Seriously?" Rick echoed. He was appalled against his better judgement by what she was saying. Even when he knew that he had no reason to stay, that his life would be that much simpler if he just pushed past her and left, Rick just couldn't understand the things that were coming out of her mouth. He gaped for a moment. "Are you kidding me? He was a great guy, a good man, like none other, but are you dead now? Are you never going to be able to do anything, ever again?"
He almost laughed except he was too angry. "I'm really honestly curious. Take a minute. Count to ten. Breathe deep. Are you really going to waste the rest of your perfectly good life like this? And would he even want you to?"