she is gone, and all your hopes and wishes are, too. That is the cruelest thing that can ever happen to a person.” Boromir seemed not to want to hear his brother’s words, but he could not ignore them. Now Faramir had finally told him the one true thing that Boromir had carried inside him all the time. He had found the one person he had loved, he had wanted to make her a part of his life, had already begun doing it, he had held wishes and hopes for their future together, and now all this was gone at once. He could not deny this truth any longer. With this realization dawning on him, one single tear escaped his eyes. Slowly, it rolled down his cheek, then vanished. Suddenly more tears followed. Quickly he turned away from Faramir, trying to fight back his tears. He did not want to cry. Before, he would have been able to cry. When Faramir had told him to see her, he had almost cried. When he had been at her side, he had almost cried. But now—now that everything was over, he did not want to cry anymore. It would be all for nothing. Yet all the tears came, the tears he had had to hold back for all this time, the tears he was not allowed to let out for appearances’ sake, for the sake of strong, being too occupied, for her sake. All these tears came out of him, though he did not want them to come. Faramir slowly walked over to him, laying a hand on his brother’s shoulder. At the touch Boromir cringed. “Leave me. Leave me alone, Faramir.” ”No. I will stay.” Now he had finally managed to bring Boromir to the release he needed, he would not leave him alone. ”Go away!” Boromir exclaimed hoarsely. Faramir did not say anything, but bent down to his brother, embracing him tightly. Boromir grew stiff and tried to free himself from Faramir’s arms. “Leave me, leave me, please, Faramir, leave me alone.” The words he murmured through his tears were not convincing. ”It is all right, Boromir. You can cry now. I will stay,” Faramir whispered gently. Now the last bit of Boromir’s self-control was gone. He was shaking terribly, and Faramir held him even more tightly. When he finally tried to speak, his words were hardly audible for his sobs. “She left me. She left me all alone, and I love her so much. How shall I go on without her?” ”You are not alone, Boromir. I know it feels as if you are, but I am still with you. “ Boromir just sobbed, head on his brother’s shoulder. 25
”It is all right, brother, all right, just cry for her. Do not let your grief eat at you. Cry, it is all right. I am with you. I am by your side.” With that Faramir finished his words, just holding his grieving brother in his arms. That was the only thing he could do for him now. 26
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