May 21st - A Kind of Support Group

[Nailah Weaver]

"I know it's not a perfect metaphor. Like any it breaks down if you take it too far. But facing what happened hurts and you can't just push it into a corner and hope it goes away by itself. Trust me."

[Will Stanton]

"No, but you CAN make choices to separate yourself from it...to distance yourself."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Maybe... I'm just afraid then it'll sneak up on me."

[Will Stanton]

Will nodded. "So it's face it now, or risk facing it later."

[Nailah Weaver]

"It's what I'm trying to do at least out of fear of letting it fester. Well and... I'm not doing Sam any favours if I try to avoid her."

[Will Stanton]

"No...no, no of course not. You don't have a choice there. You have to deal with...her now.

Is....is there some way I can help?"

[Nailah Weaver]

"Thank you for the offer Will, but I think that's something we need to work through by ourselves."

[Will Stanton]

Will nodded. "Three souls alone on the rocks..."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state." she quotes. "And we're not quite as alone in this."

[Will Stanton]

Will smiled a thin-lipped smile. "So you say."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Why do you think I came over here. No, of course Sam and me won't be able to support you in this like we try with each other, but you're not alone either."

[Will Stanton]

"In the end, though, we've got to fix ourselves."

[Nailah Weaver]

"And we will. Just give it some time. We haven't lost this yet." she smiles weakly.

[Will Stanton]

Will just nodded.