Marcello was just a friend to James, a very good friend and the only one he truly trusted.
They became friends during the one year James spent at university.
Both of them were the kind of guys who struggled with their future, unsure of what they wanted to be.
Their only option was to study, but getting into university on a scholarship meant they had to maintain high grades. When their grades started dropping dramatically, they were faced with a harsh reality, they had to pay a lot of money to keep up, money they simply didn't have.
Marcello was the kind of guy who laughed even when everything was falling apart.
He accepted his fate with a grin, pretending it didn't bother him. And people like that, you had to pay attention to them.
Because beneath all the laughter and easygoing attitude, the pain was there, buried deep. And when it built up too much, when there was no more room to hold it in, the floodgates would open, and emotions would collapse.
