Christine only smiled a little as she could tell he meant to be humourous. But it didn’t seem a laughing matter even if he was trying to make it such. She hated to think of anyone going through such an unpleasant experience especially when they seemed to perhaps live in fear of it. Maybe she was interpreting him wrongly however. There was every chance that he did not fear it and let it run it’s course. She didn’t want to ask him too many question about it in case she upset him.
“Have you enjoyed your time here so far?”
It seemed an acceptable change in topic. Unless, of course, he had not enjoyed however long he had been here in which case she would go on to wish she had not mentioned it at all. She brushed her curls away from her face as she nervously waited on his answer.