You knew Simon struggled, with depression. It had been that was since his early teen years. From a young age he had been around darkness, his alcoholic father and Mother whom didn’t dare leave. Seeing his father beat on his little brother, Tommy.

Now at age 20 he had done what felt like an impossible mission, get in g a girlfriend. you. Your big smiles, consonant talking and laughter. Even on his darkest days you raised him up.

In your mind you had many struggles yourself, but none you shared. None anyone knew of, you knew Simon struggled and didn’t ever want to push your own into him. That didn’t make your smiles any less real.