The narrator tries to convince himself that he is not a "bad guy" after all. He tells the reader that he was raised by strong boys, so he is used to being in danger. He says that he does not want to hear the narrator say that he had a harsh childhood, but he knows that the narrator is worried about him. The narrator tells him that he can take comfort in the fact that he treats people so nicely, and that a bad guy might take advantage of him. He asks the narrator if he has always pushed people away from him, and the narrator replies that he will not leave.