Jack let out a little yell as the hot liquid spilled all over his lap. He was just glad it had had at least a little time to cool and wasn't fresh out of the pot. All the same, it hurt. He jumped to his feet and attempted to brush off some of the liquid from his pants.
When the pain of the hot liquid had subsided, Jack let out a warm laugh.
"It's okay. Could have happened to anyone."
He knelt to start picking up the pieces of the broken cup.