Hestia's Alternate Ending

Waving her goodbye, I exchanged a knowing glance with Hestia.

Her spring break was over and she had to return to Ohio, so it was a goodbye, today. Turning to my parents, I told them I was going out for a walk and they simply nodded their heads, before heading back inside.

I strolled down the sidewalk, processing everything Hestia told me yesterday night.

"Helen, I was a part of the peer-to-peer counseling and tutoring, club. Nolan was someone I counseled, not tutored."

Of course, Nolan needed counseling.

But him actually attending a counseling class was just as common as a Lochness monster sighting.

"He told me about all his breakups and his heart problem. At that time, he had just broken up with Janine--my ex boyfriend's younger …show more content…

In fact, she never even made a huge deal out of the breakup, even though it was a massive turning point in her life. Heck, I didn't even know Nolan was the reason behind her breakup.

Was Hestia the eighth breakup, though?

She was simply his friend, his counselor, his companion, not Nolan's girlfriend. Moreover, not even once did she say she dated Nolan.

"After my breakup with Jason, I grew apart from Nolan as well. He tried to inquire the reason, but I never gave him one. Now, whether or not the eighth breakup of his is related to me or his family isn't something I can verify. However, I'm damn sure it's one of those two."

That was something only Nolan could clarify.

But according to my knowledge of Nolan, I didn't think that my sister's breakup would affect him. He had enough of his own breakups to cry over than someone else's.

Maybe he felt like he had lost his counselor or good friend?

"Help him if you can, Helen. He just needs his head cleared and real psychologist advice."

That was exactly what I was planning on doing. Right now, it wasn't a matter of me approaching Nolan. It was time for one last attempt at persuading his parents to search for help for their kid.

If Nolan kept up with his current behavior and attitude, stress might just . . . kill