All the hot dogs boiling, the buns warm, the chili cooking, the onions peeled and diced, the relish laid out, the napkins in the dips, the place spotless. He was incapable of carrying out these instructions. Sometimes, well, something goes wrong, and when it does, the only nice thing to do is to make them not hurt anymore.
I had a twinge in my. He must have waited a long time for the chance.