Hello, you weren't waiting here for me were you?
No, Uh-well, not really waiting anyway.
So what are you doing for the rest of the day?
Well, usually when tests are over I'll just take a shower and go home. But I really don't want to go home these days.
The fact that you have a place where you can return, home, will lead you to happiness. That is a good fact.
You think so?
I want to talk to you some more. May I come with you? To the shower I mean. Aren’t you going to the shower?
Yeah.
Or do you mean no?
No, I don’t mean no…
You are extremely afraid of any kind of initial contact aren’t you? Are you that afraid of other people? I know that by keeping others at a distance you avoid a betrayal of your trust, for while you may not be hurt that way, you mustn’t forget that you must endure the loneliness. Man cannot erase this sadness, because all men are fundamentally alone.
It’s time,
Time to go?
Yeah. I have to go to bed.
With me?
Uh-no! I think you have your own room that they gave you I mean!
Okay. You know pain is something man must endure in his heart, and since the heart feels pain so easily some believe life is pain. You are delicate like glass, especially your heart.
I am?
Yes, and worth earning my empathy.
Empathy?
I'm saying I love you.
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