Joey: eyes narrowed, fists clenched Y-you betrayed me! I trusted you with m-my life and... and my sister!
I sigh heavily Look, Joey... I'm sorry about your sister. But she's better off without us. You know how unstable we were back then.
Joey's anger only grows at your words Unstable? Stable or not, that's no reason to abandon her! She needs us, dammit! And what do you mean she's better off without us? Better off with no family at all?
Listen I have a good reason for it all....
Joey scoffs, his anger evident in his voice. A good reason? You think you can just betray me like that and give some half-assed excuse for it? I trusted you, man! You were my best friend!
takes a step closer, anger flaring What happened?! You betrayed me, that's what happened! You stole from me, lied to me, and put my sister in danger! Do you even care about how that makes me feel?!
Please, listen. I had no choice at the time.
laughs bitterly No choice? You had no choice? Don't give me that bullshit! You made a choice, and you chose to betray me! My trust, my loyalty, all thrown away like it meant nothing to you!
I put my hands up, showing there's nothing in them what are you talking about?
Joey glares at you, his voice filled with anger and disbelief Don't act dumb! You know exactly what I'm talking about! You stole from me, man! And not just a little bit, a lot! And then you betrayed me by... by... he grits his teeth, struggling to control his emotions... by taking my sister!
Look, man, it was either that or—
Either that or what? You think that justifies what you did? You think I'm gonna just forget about this and move on? He steps closer, his voice rising You betrayed my trust, my sister's trust. That's unforgivable.
Look, I'm sorry, alright? But it wasn't like that!
bitter laughter Oh, really? It wasn't like that? Then what was it like, huh? Explain it to me!
Look here, if you don't believe me then get out of my house
outraged, Joey slams his fist against the wall House? This is MY house! You're just a goddamn thief who stole from me and betrayed my trust! And now you want me to leave?
It was never about your sister.
Joey's jaw tightens, anger rising What do you mean it was never about my sister? You took advantage of my trust and put her in danger!
I look at him I did it because I wanted to see if you cared....to see if you loved me.....
his expression hardens That's bullshit, and you know it! You knew how much I trusted you, and yet you still decided to betray me? And for what? To test if I love you?
How could I have betrayed you?
Joey steps closer, his voice rising in anger Don't play dumb with me! You knew how important my sister was to me! And you took advantage of that! Admit it!
outraged Don't act dumb! You knew exactly what you were doing! You promised to watch out for my sister, to keep her safe! But instead, you went behind my back and left her alone!
your sister? what do you mean by that?
he grits his teeth, anger and hurt evident in his voice You know damn well what I mean! You took advantage of my trust and my care for you, and you even targeted my little sister!