[ She has no idea. However, he's usually in a cheerful mood despite all the bad things he's faced in his life. It always help him to cope to knowing that he's doing what he can to keep the bad stuff from happening to others. ]

Find a distraction? Just deal with it? [ He rubs his eyes again. ]

It hurts a little less with each passing day though-it's hard to think about. I didn't understand-not really when they told me my parents died. But Ben-I thought I'd never get over it. But.. slowly... days passed and it did-it got... better. [ He swallows and offers a shrug. ]

The important thing is I just gotta keep going. There's nothing else I can do so that's what I do. I'll be okay, it just.. might take sometime.