"... Is that what you're feeling right now? Depressed and hopeless?"
Ale asked carefully, not wanting to pressure Alex into answering him. But he also had no intention of pretending like everything was fine. Cause it wasn't.
"What's going on? Are you ...sick?"
Ale asked, his voice full of concern and care. After having survived in a future full of hopelessness himself, Ale knew just how important it was to have a friend's support at times like those.
Alex sighed softly, as if trying to gather the courage to answer Ale's question. His lips part slightly a few times, the words stuck in his throat.
Ale waits patiently as Alex gathers his thoughts. He didn't want to rush him, or make him feel like he was being forced to share stuff he wasn't comfortable sharing.
"I.. "