[On his end, he is also quiet because he gets what she is trying to say to him.]

Are the worthless also not deserving of your friendship?

[He knows that might be a hard question to pose to her, being as prideful as she sometimes is about others carrying their own weight, and the right weight. It's a little mean, though he doesn't intend for it to be.]

I don't think the lack of value of my life means I'm not still your friend.