Joker: Why So Serious Speech Novels & Stories

“Why am I hearing nonsense?” “You’re not hearing nonsense,” Jabco said firmly. “I’m serious. Let’s get married.” She looked at him like she was trying to figure out if he’d hit his head somewhere. His face was calm, tense, but serious. No hint of a joke. Then she laughed. She really couldn’t stop it. “Oh God…” “What’s so funny?” Jabco’s expression hardened. He didn’t find this amusing at all. He was tired. Tired of the tight feeling in his chest, tired of seeing her with other men, tired of pretending he didn’t care.

I said sternly. He sighed and lifted his hands in surrender. “Fine, fine. I’ll shut up. Go on, King Serious.” His playful tone vanished when I didn’t smile back. “Your condition,” I said tightly, “it’s getting worse. How do you expect me to stay calm when I can feel it?” “Relax, Jester.” He leaned back slightly. “We can’t control everything. I’m fine.” My jaw tightened. “No, you’re not!” I slammed my hand on the table. “You’re not fine, Lerio! I can save you—but not if you keep acting like you’ve already accepted death!”