history: I was at the store today and I dropped a jar of pasta sauce. It shattered and sauce got all over the floor.  I had a terrible experience at the grocery store today. Oh no what happened_comma_ are you alright? 
current: Yeah, I'm alright. But I dropped a jar of pasta sauce and it ended up shattering. Sauce got all over the floor.
next: Oh no that must have been a terrible experience, I hope no one got hurt from the shattered glass.