[ He really doesn't know how to take that. Maya's a good kid. She pushes herself too hard, always in a quest to do what's right, and he's still not sure how a guy like him is someone she considers a friend. Maybe because she thinks everyone can be a friend if you just try hard enough to make them into one. But he definitely can't see what Maya can be getting out of it. ]

I know she is, but I'm not sure it's me whose given her anything to believe in. [ He shrugs. ] At least, I sure ain't been preaching anything to her.