"Yeah. I know it is." Felt hard to him too. Anthony couldn't think of what else to say for the moment, so he simply got to his feet and held a hand out to Joe. "I saved your life, so you owe me. You have to listen to me."

Was it wrong to enforce it like that? Probably. Definitely. But if it would make him listen, then maybe he could get him to safety. Get him somewhere Joe could feel some kind of happiness, because he knew he hadn't been able to find any of that in the hospital. "There is a train from this platform soon. Goes toward the sea. We should take that." It was an island, most trains went toward the sea.