Hmm. You recall the accident that did this [ he gestures down at himself ] to me? The years I spent locked away in the hospital?

I was...close college friends with her and another man. In fact, she and I were particularly close. But as soon as the other man caused the accident that stole years of my life, he took advantage of my sudden absence to steal her away from me!

[ His tone modulates from sorrowful to furious as he goes through narrating the incident. ]