Romantic Show
Well, this is not what I expected.
Just some usual banter with Nico on the phone on a Saturday Night. XD
Do What You Love
Well, this is not what I expected.
Joe and I had the talk after I came home, we did hug it out that night. I think we will still have conflicts when it comes to money, but at least we will try to find a middle ground. Nico's words did help me to realize how lucky I'm to do what I love doing in life.
Everything
Well, this is not what I expected.
Nico was in Nantes last Saturday. He's trying to sell his apartment in Nantes, but the potential buyer didn't show up. He was upset, so Joe and I decided to pick him up for dinner.
It's not the only thing he's upset about. He's suing his old employer for firing him unfairly. It's pretty brave to fight against a big company but I'm concerned that he's not going to win at the end. He's unemployed. He has no money to pay for a big lawyer. And If he didn't sell his apartment soon, he will not even be able to make a living.
The last Friday, he went to the Syndicate to ask for help. But they treated him badly and shut the door in front of his face. The situation seems desperate.
Personally, I think he should abandon this court thing and start over. But it's not easy to change his mind. He's stubborn like a mule.
Thanks for all the messages I got for Nico. I showed him the message and he didn't believe that total strangers would write to him to encourage him. He thought I made up all the message to make him feel better. I can't convince someone who doesn't want to be convinced.
On the brighter side, we had a relaxing evening. We laughed watching funny cat videos and we ate well. We prepared a nice dinner, and we had a great evening. At this point, I wish all the best for him, but I don't think there's more we can do to help him.
Abandoned
Well, this is not what I expected.
We drove 40 minutes yesterday and visited Nico in his isolated house in the country side. To our pleasant surprise, he prepared us a nice meal and he actually cleaned his house before we arrived. We had a great time at table. After the meal, we went on a walk, and we went to the nearest town which is one mile away from Nico's house.
Despite of the great time we had chatting and making jokes, I'm getting more and more worried about Nico's health. If he only looked tired the last time we saw him, this time he looks... sick. He told me he didn't sleep well and he was very worried about the court process. Because of the stress, he doubled his medecine dose.
Nico is kind of a doctor himself, so I can't give my two cents on how he should treat himself medically. All I saw is that he is not doing well, aside from being very sensitive to the noises, he got emotional very quickly.
I actually took the advice from the comments and treated him like a nomal person, which means I did't talk about his depression and insisted on the fact that it's normal to be depressed. But the conversion didn't go the positive direction I wanted it to go. At a certain point, he told me that he was thinking about suicide every day and he would've probably done it if it wasn't for his mother.
We left Nico's place with a heavy heart.
Eat Healthy
Well, this is not what I expected.
Our friend Nico has been going through a big depression ever since he lost his well-paid job and broke up with his partner last year. He's trying to sue his employer who fired him. All the lawyer and court stuff have only made his depression getting worse. Joe told me that Nico has been taking more and more medicine and is basically sleeping through the week doing nothing. Besides going out from time to time to do the necessary shopping. He stays at his rural house and has no human contact. Joe and I visited him shortly after the trip. And his state is worrying, to say the least. There were trash bags all over the floor in his house, and his dog and two cats apparently didn't help cleaning the house either. His barbell bench press now became a laundry rack. He looked tired. And he got very emotional telling us about his ex. It seems he's still trying to get his abusive boyfriend back. I told him it's not healthy to hold on to an ended relationship. He replied me with tears in his eyes.
- I'm a fxxxxx, OK? I can't control my emotions. Nico said to me.
I feel bad for Nico. He used to be this tall and handsome redhead man who had a good job and an attractive young boyfriend. But everything came crashing down after he lost his job. His self-esteem fell to zero and gained several kilos. We tried our best to help, but it doesn't seem to be enough to get him back.
Stereotypes
Well, this is not what I expected.
Nicolas has a very "Raw" sense of humor, and Billie is kind of serious guy. During the appetizer, we could clearly feel the tension in the conversation between these two. Thanks to my babe's quick wit, the situation didn't get any more awkward. XD