"When you said in the bar you weren't interested in me," Martin said "I was hurt. It really hurt. But if I ran out into the street and ran into a car, I couldn't blame you for it. You never deceived me with promises, you did not lie. These were my own dreams and my own illusions. Just like Hannah. Why should you be held responsible for them? "
Steve wanted to answer, he even opened his mouth, but was speechless. During those three years, many people repeated similar words to him, but none of them hit him. Is it because when Hannah was alive, every breath she sustained on the respirator was an accusation to him? Or maybe because those words were not spoken by Martin? What was it about the boy that made his words more powerful than other people's?
Steve lived in agony for over three years and he deserved that punishment. But maybe it's time to change that?
