After an abusive marriage, the speaker learned to trust their gut. At lunch, they notice Killam's hand placement on the table mirrors their ex's behavior, and their inner voice warns them to stay cautious. The message: your instincts protect you from repeating harmful patterns.
Chapters
'Look at me, you know what, I was abused in my last marriage.' Then the inner voice of you say yes. The inner voice of you say, 'Be careful of Killam, you know, he dresses like the last guy.' Then the outside of you comes, 'Hey, what are you guys discussing?' 'We're just telling you.' because you're about to go to lunch with Killam. We're just reminding you that if you get to the lunch and you see Killam put his hand on the table, it looks like the last one, so pull out. So you go into the dinner table watching Killam, and he puts his hand on the table. Ah, the conversation inside say, I told you. Satan say, I told you. So everything is coming from the conversation of the within.