“I dunno that, either. But I do know he’s important to me. When he’s stressed, I want to comfort him. When he’s sad, I am, too. And when I make him laugh, it’s like, my whole chest lights up.” He smiled a little, but then frowned again at the severity of the situation. “I want to help him, because if Nira dies, it’s going to destroy him. And I can’t…” He shook his head and looked back at his cup. “I can’t bear the thought of that. I just can’t.”
