why aren’t you afraid?

The time was 7:25 PM. Janko came in and stood beside me in the
kitchen. 

    “I don’t want you to work there anymore.” 

    “I’m not frightened.” 

    “You should be.” 

    “Because of you, I’m not.” 

    “I can’t protect you from anyone or anything.”
     

    “I know.” 

    “So, why aren’t you afraid?” 

    “Because I’m happy.” 

 

[Martha Baillie {1960- } 'Incident Report 126', from The Incident Report]