“It’s kind of scary and sad. And I feel…” “Helpless?” Mr. Bell offers, understanding and compassion mixing in his eyes. “Yeah, and I hate feeling helpless. I’m always in control. Ya know?” “I know the feeling. For people like us, like Maverick, too, the worst thing you can do is put us in a situation where we have no control.” He leans forward and covers my hand with his own. “But it’s also the best thing for us, too. It teaches us a lot about life and about ourselves. Strength is not always control. Sometimes it’s surrender.” “You mean like giving up?” Because that is a foreign concept to me.
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