Catching up to Alick, Forrest said, "You'd be happy to see me sad, wouldn't you?"

Alick, who was still recovering and walking with difficulty, glanced back and responded, "Why should you be sad? You have a daughter. I don't."

Mention of his daughter shifted Forrest's mood. "Yes, I do have a daughter, and neither you nor Isaac do."

Alick was momentarily at a loss for words.

This man could really be exasperating!