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An odd question, I am sure, but I wonder...

I thought of the ghosts and the waters, and the idea that death could be just around the corner. That is that those of us that are just about to slip into that darkness may one day wake up to be choking on our own blood.

Forgive me for such a ... unfortunate image, but my point is ... how many of you have someone who you are close to? How many can say that you have met someone who makes your life worth it all, even if death may be so close? Even if this may all just be a dream?

This need not be romantic, I suppose, but friendship as well.

After all, sometimes it is friendship that can save a life, too, right?

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I have a friend. I took him to a doctor when he asked me to be his friend while bleeding from a stab wound, so I suppose friendship can definitely be lifesaving, sometimes quite literally.

... You could say he did make my life feel worth at least something, as well, if not worth "it all." Friends aren't bad to have.

You sound very brave to have been able to act so calmly at such a sight, and I am happy that you were rewarded with friendship, because you should have been.

I agree with you that friends are not bad... no, they are not bad at all.

I'm not very brave. I just don't get frightened by things like that as other people would. But it did help me save someone I grew close to. I'm glad for that, at least.

Do you have a friend like that too, sir?

That is the idea of what bravery is, little one.

I do. I believe I would be a wretched creature without them.

My name is Ricardo.

I'm glad to hear. Being a wretched creature doesn't sound very enjoyable.

I am Yaha.

I agree that it would be unfortunate. Granted, in my world, I could not be saved but I still did not consider myself wretched since I had glimmers of light in my life. Not my own, not from my own person, but from others that would briefly shine upon me.

You couldn't be saved, but you still had hope?

Correct.

My, you are a clever one, aren't you?

Not very clever, sir. There's no need to flatter me.

Was the hope enough for you?

It's not flattery when I believe in you, is it?

It was. I ... I was waiting for my friend to come for me. I waited for three years for him. And he did come. That is what matters in the end. You hope for something and that hope comes true. What happens after that, even if it may not be what you thought, it does not mean that your hope was misplaced.

I've never thought about it that way.

... Three years is a long time to wait for someone.

Well, now you can, dear one.

It did feel that way, but I was still happy.

... And?

Are things going to look better for you now that this person arrived?

And that means you can think on it more, or you can retain your previous thoughts.

... he isn't here. He was back home. But if he did come here... it would make things much better for me.

Your friend will be trapped here, though. Do you really wish for that?

He would not be trapped for long, and he has a marvelous eternal life awaiting him.

Is eternity such a marvelous thing to have, though? Besides, how do you know he wont' be trapped for long?

He is my dearest friend.

He shall live forever.

Even a few centuries will not be long for him.

... Will he watch you die?

He will.

And that does not bother him?

No.

I don't think it will.

... Well, immortals do tend to do that.

Thank you for answering my questions, Yaha.

Oh, you are most welcome.

And I am always happy to help.

Thank you. You too, if you need anything, I'll at least lend an ear.

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