The wait for Al to get to Central was becoming excruciating. It had already been about 12 hours since he called, and his mind wouldn't stop racing. He literally felt like he would implode from the amount of thinking, guessing, and planning he was doing. Even though it had already been hours, he still had no idea of how to explain the situation to Al.
He didn't want to know what Al's reaction would be. He was sure he would get a lot of heat for not telling him about Cane, but they didn't have time for that and surely that was bound to make Al frustrated. Also, the fact that Winry and Granny were caught up in this, would make him furious, just