One cannot let the events of one's past murder one's future.
I'm scared," he says."I know," says the nurse."I want you all to go to Hell.""That's natural.
Good in Crisis; Sucks at Normal.’ That about sums up my whole life, doesn’t it?
Then she offers him a slim but sincere smile, and he reluctantly returns it. It doesn't bridge the gap between them, but at least it marks the spot where the bridge might be built.
It's amazing that something as simple as a kiss can overpower the worst of worries.
The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once impossible.