T?? initi?l im???s ?? S?c??t?s s??tt???? m? ????t sinc? ?? liv?? ??? 9 ????s in ?is??s?, m??, ?n? s??ckl?s. H? w?s ??l?-???? in ? s?ck ?? ??n?s ?n? ????, c?v???? in sc??i?s ?n? ???????t??. His ???? is ?i??l?? wit? ???in? w??n?s. D?s?it? m? ?t??? ??li??ti?ns, I c??l?n’t l?t t?is ?l? ??? s????? ?n?t??? ???.

I w?nt t? S?c??t?s t?? n?xt ???. T??t t?in ???? w?s t?? ???il t? ?i??t ?is??s?s. H? ??????s t? ?? in ???? c?n?iti?n. B?c??s? ?is ??c? w?s ?l??t??, ?is ???s w??? s?v???l? in??nt??. Ev?n i? I ?tt?m?t?? it ?t m?xim?m v?l?m?, ?? c??l? ?? ????. F??t?n?t?l?, S?c??t?s still ??? ?n ????tit?, w?ic? ??v? m? ??timism t??t I c??l? ??t??n ?im t? n??m?lc?.

W? ??t ?v???t?in? ????? t? t?k? S?c??t?s t? t?? v?t. I’? n?v?? ???lt wit? ? c?s? lik? S?c??t?s ??????, ?n? it w?s ? ???? ?????n ??? m?. I wis??? ??? ? ????? c?ncl?si?n ??? t?is s??l. T?? ????i?l? t?in? ?????n?? ?n t?? t?st ?in?in?s, ?n? I n?v?? im??in?? ?? ??? ??n? c?nc??. His ??ck ?nkl? w?s s?v???l? m?l???m??, ?n? ?is ??ck l?? w??l? ??v? t? ?? ?m??t?t??.

I ????? t?? c?nc?? w??l? ?? t???t?? ?n? n?t s?????. S?c??t?s w??l? ?i?st n??? t? st?? ?t t?? v?t’s ???ic? ??? t?????? t? ???st ?is w?i??t ?n? imm?n? s?st?m. I ??? ???n t?llin? ?im ????t t?? ???? ???s ?????. S?c??t?s ??s ??in?? w?i??t, ??s ??c?m? t?ick??, ?n? ????i??s m??? ????min?. His ??? ??? ???wn ? l?t, ?n? ?? w?s ??timistic ????t ?is ??t???.

I ??t ??i?n?s wit? S?c??t?s ?n? w?nt ?im in t?? ??s?it?l twic? ? ???, in t?? m??nin? ?n? ?t ni??t, t? ???? ?im. I ?i?n’t c??k it lik? t??t ??? ? ???; I c??k it ?xt??m?l? w?ll ??? ?im. S?c??t?s w?s l?? ??tsi?? t? ?nj?? t?? si??ts ?n? ????t?? ???s? ?i?. I’m s??? ?? ?nj???? it. T?? ??ttl? ???inst ?is ?is??s?s w?s lik? ??nnin? in ? l???. F?? tw? ???s, S?c??t?s ??? ? ??v?? ?n? ?i??????.

I w?s sc???? ?? ??? ?n?t??? vi??l in??cti?n, ??t ?? w?s t??ns?????? t? L?s An??l?s t? ??v? s????i?? t???tm?nt ??? ??n? c?nc??. H? w??l? ??v? ? t??? ??mil? ??? t?? ??st ?? ?is li??.

B?c??s? ?? ?is ???, ??ct??s c??s? n?t t? ?m??t?t? ?is ?in? l??. Ev????n? w?nt?? S?c??t?s t? liv? t?? ??m?in??? ?? ?is li?? wit???t ??ttin? ?ims?l? in ??n???. H? ?nj???? w?lkin? ??s?it? t?? ?i??ic?lt?.

T????????t its ??c?v???, t?? ???’s t??ns???m?ti?n ???m ? s?v???l? n??l?ct?? ?n? w??n??? c???t??? t? ? ??l?v?? c?m??ni?n w??l? ?? n?t?in? s???t ?? mi??c?l??s. T?? j???n?? ???m ???kn?ss t? li??t w??l? ?? ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? inc???i?l? st??n?t? ?? ?nim?ls ?n? t?? t??ns???m?tiv? ??w?? ?? l?v? ?n? c???.

Ultim?t?l?, t?? ???s?k?n ??? w??l? ?in? s?l?c? ?n? s???t? in ? l?vin? ????v?? ??m?, s?????n??? ?? ????l? w?? ??c??niz? ?n? c???is? its w??t?. Its st??? w??l? ins?i?? ?t???s t? ?? m??? c?m??ssi?n?t?, t? ???t?ct ?nim?ls in n???, ?n? t? ?? ? v?ic? ??? t??s? w?? c?nn?t s???k ??? t??ms?lv?s.

In t?? ?n?, t?? ???s?k?n ???’s t?l? w??l? ??min? ?s ?? t?? im???t?nc? ?? ?m??t?? ?n? kin?n?ss in c???tin? ? w??l? w???? n? livin? ??in? ??s t? ?n???? s?c? s?????in? ?n? n??l?ct.