“We need to talk.”
“I don’t know how to say this…”
“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but…”
“Listen, this is important, and I’m sorry, but it’s not very positive.”
“Excuse me? Do you have a minute? I have to tell you something.”
“Well, you see… I’m supposed to tell you… something.”
“Something happened. Something really bad happened.”
“There’s been an accident.”
“I just got back from the hospital, and there’s something you need to know.”
“I’ve got bad news.”
“Um, maybe you should sit down. This might be a bit hard to take.”
“I have something to tell you, and… and I want you to know that I’ll help you through it.”
“Wait, you mean you don’t know yet? Oh, god…”
“I’m supposed to fill you in on what happened… I am so, so sorry.”
“Oh, god, I’m bad at this… Look, they told me to tell you the bad news, and I… I’m sorry, I don’t think I can say it.”
“Yeah, listen…”
“I have something to tell you. Please don’t tell anyone else. It might upset them.”