He wants to say he's not lying, but fuck, they both know that already. They can both feel it, and Mark hates that he can feel it, and hates that he's hurting. Someone shouldn't be disappointed that their stalker isn't really into them.

"What the hell else am I supposed to do right now, Damien? Stand here and deal with... with all of this? I'm having one of the literal worst weeks of my life, and you know that I've been through enough for that to be a very serious statement, and I don't know that I can handle all of this right now. Handle knowing that you put me through all of that for... for nothing."