Twisted,

ng me feel trapped. Due to Catherine's warning to avoid Mark, I'd have to leave whenever he showed up. Yesterday, Matthew asked to speak with me privatel

Mark, who rarely visited. As we agreed, he left first, and I followed shortly afte

asked you here?" Matthew said,

with a hesit

nd said, "I can see it wr

"It's about

aback, "Mark

d noticed me avoiding Mark

not friends, and we always argu

e, "Mark isn't as bad as he se

eliable? Are we talkin

about the same Mar

that changed him. "Some years back, Mark was a good church boy. You might be s

mean?" I thou

to several hospitals, but she didn't get better. Mark prayed every day f

r God to raise her up from the dead, but it never happened. After that day, Mark changed

his anger on life," Matthew added, explaining that Mark's

d one. Matthew's words painted a different picture of Mark, one tha

as he then

still hasn't let go of that sadness, which

m a chance to show you how

ce?" I

off as a terrible person. He's great whe

ngs, but Matthew's words lingered, mak

How do I ignore that? Besides, Catherine said I shoul

y?" Matthew as

s Catherine likes Mark. She misunderstood when she saw Ma

. I wondered if it was because I was s

sad; I'll try to see Mark as the awesome person

ightly, and he smiled faintly.

before it ended. As we left th

arching everywhere for you," Mark asked,

you with Mi

nough, Mark. We're heading for

on about Mark seemed to have affected him, and I couldn't shake the feeling that something was still bothering him. Despite Matthew's hopes for me t

t, and I couldn't quite read his expression. I wondered if our conversation about Mark had weighed h