[Ah... her face falls a little at that, but there's definitely a look of sympathy there.]

I understand how that feels. When my parents died, I just tried to ignore those feelings. To just bury them like I buried everything else inside of me, without addressing it or even attempting to cope with it.

But you... at least you're still willing to help people. You still try and hope for the best. An I admire that ability to at least try to be optimistic.