I am now is a footnote in Tony’s story. This sounds melodramatic. But then I thought: That may be true in the eyes of everyone in the world, but it’s not true in my eyes. I am interested in my own life. I am interested in what happens to me after this. I care. I am not ready to accept that my life is over or that I can’t be the hero of my own life. It didn’t make it any less painful, but it allowed our friendship to survive and flourish.
