[ it's hard to say, don says, and kaveh thinks - the things closest to the heart are the things that are hardest to say. he listens as don shares with him her ethos and how it has been received. her hometown, the lack of someone to share her passion with. don is a resilient young woman. this, kaveh has always known. resilience is something you only grow through hardship. the more resilient you are, the harder it has been to grow into the shape of who you are.

don has been lonely. kaveh's heart aches for it, the thought of it. if a light were to shine alone in the darkness, there are those who would write poetry lauding its beauty. kaveh thinks - has anyone though to ask the light if it intended to shine alone. ]

I've always thought, Don, that in order for us to give others a chance to care for us, we ought to cause them just a little bit of trouble.