Ding-dong

E: "Hey, it's raining. I think I'll take a cab over to your place. Is your front gate unlocked?"

Me: "Yep."

E: "Can I just run in then? Like, without ringing the door bell? Since it's raining?"

Me: "Um, yeah, sure."

E: "Cool."

Me: "My door bell hasn't been working for the past year."

E: "..."

Me: "And you ring the door bell every time you come over?"

E: "Yes."

Me: "Um, then what happens?"

E: "Then I end up standing outside your gate for ten minutes until I've waited too long. Then I call your brother and get him to open the gate for me."

Me: "Yeah. My door bell hasn't been working for the past year."

E: "Now I feel like shit."

Me: "Sorry."