Lucas took a deep breath, shaking his head. "I... no, don't worry about me, I'm okay." He just... had to push those kinds of thoughts out of his head. Just don't think about it. It was hard not to dwell on it once he'd started, though.
"It... it was hard. I really didn't take it well. The year after that, I... um... yeah. I didn't take it very well," he repeated, looking uncomfortable.