As he drew himself closer to me,I could hear him breathing.I tried to wipe his tears.We both sat there for a moment,comforting each other.”We don’t know each other extremely well,”he stated.”But now you know.Now that you’ve found out,I can’t try and hide it from you much longer.So maybe I don’t have a choice. Just don’t be scared.It’s my problem. Sometimes things just…sometimes they just are the way they are,and that’s just life,”he murmered thoughtfully.At hearing this,I thought of my father right away.But he couldn’t help his own feelings.I couldn’t bear the thought of Dad acting on them,but that was another story.Yet Casimir could.He could stop all of this;slowely change his melancholy way of life.My father was happy in the beginning,but I could tell that Casimir had never been.”Essie,”he breathed.He took my hand.”I want to be your friend.I know we haven’t done much together,and we don’t know everything about each other.But maybe, we can both be happier here. Maybe, there’s hope,” he whispered.