“You misunderstood me.” I got more comfortable in his lap so I could look him right in the eye. “It is hard to see or find value in anything when it’s dark all around you. The four of you gave me light. So I don’t value my life because the four of you are in it. I value my life because the four of you showed me how. Some might find it ridiculous that it took your help to value myself again, but I think it’s all right to get help sometimes.”
