She took a deep breath, to calm her frenzied mind. As she looked at the man sitting in front of her, sobbing, with his face in his hands, she was overwhelmed. She had assisted him in so many plights in his life. She had been the one to carry him through so many of his difficult situations, whether that be by relieving his anxieties or coaxing him out of his depressions. And now, this. Coward, she wanted to scream.