ALEXAKIS I drew closer to the woman and shook my head, not even knowing where to start with my lamentations. I wondered if it was even right to always dump all my worries on her. But I couldn't help it each time I saw her. My worries were always lessened one way or the other. Even if I chose not to talk, the comfort I always got from her was more than enough to take me through what I needed to deal with better about the whole issue that was bothering me in the first place.It was more like she was my personal therapist -someone who comforted me when it looked like all hope was lost. I could be feeling like the worst shit on earth, and yet when I see her, I feel this calmness within me."Come. Let's get inside," I told her. I held her hands, and we both walked to my room. When we got in and were seated, I told her everything the Elders had said, how harsh some of them had sounded, and how they had made me look like I would be a failure forever if I didn't measure up to my brother's st
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