Mary turned so that she could look Roger directly in the eye.

"You know Roger, I spent the past ten years of my life trying to make it through life with low self-esteem. I mean I actually could not understand why anyone would like me as a person, let alone love me. But Kevin did. Kevin really loved me, and he helped me love me myself."

"The worst part of it is that when I did finally wake up and started learning how to love and be loved, he was taken away. I went from never seeing the opportunities that were there for me, only to take the blindfold off and see the harsh reality that those and most other opportunities are gone. Life is hard Roger. That's why I am the way I am. I have to express my rage somehow, and for now my poetry readings are the only remotely positive outlet I can think of."

Roger just looked at her, this little woman with a passion and a fire so great that words could never describe how powerful her presence was.

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