All those practical things, where to go, what to do, what kind of job that would suit her, that wasn't for him to say. But one thing there stuck with him, that he felt he did need to address to at least give another point of view.

"The bitterness won't help you," he said. He still held he hands in his, and let them drop down on her lap. "You need to face that, why you are bitter. And find a way to let it go."