"Nah, it'll be fine!" Thankappan assured him. He sounded really confident for some reason as he patted Taro's shoulders.
"How can you be so sure?" Taro asked, clearly confused about Thankappan's strange confidence.
"Well, it's not that I'm sure about it. It's just that we're all screwed equally if it doesn't work out in our favor." Thankappan replied. Suddenly, the hand that he used to pat Taro's shoulders quivered.
"Ha, what happens when-" Taro was about to put forth the possibility of everything crumbling down. However, before he could complete his sentence, Thankappan clamped his shoulders even tighter than before, asking him to stop.
"Just, no. We don't have the luxury to think about the future. Look, he's coming to his senses." Thankappan spoke as he pointed towards John.
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