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"There are many warm things in life;" Garret said suddenly, disrupting the bartender, as if the woman had hit something within him, and he stared at her while continuing with a brave sense of knowledge; "The sun for instance...and the hot cup of chocolate you receive from an old lady while you're wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket and the rain is pouring outside, but you know the sun will rise and present to you the most splendid rainbow you'll ever see, and if the old lady's not there you just imagine it, because- face it: receiving things from old ladies are far more warmer than anything else." His words were firm with a warm meaning, and his eyes never averted hers. His clear sight of what warm things could be dulled Gary's scowl, and even the grumpy bartender was taken aback at the silent man's sudden outburst. The images the young man gave him- remembering back to his own caring mother- and wife, Gary had to clear his throat and turn his back as he seemed to have gotten something in his eye. All Gary had to this day was the warm purr of his cat back home, and he had still three more hours of work.
Garret's speech continued as he wanted to make sure he'd given his best to brighten the seemingly depressed woman; "What also is warm is that random smile you receive from a stranger who actually doesn't know your inner striving, but he decides to give you that random smile because the simple humanity is warm deep inside, and only that is reason enough to have faith in the cold world to turn warm, and even though hope seems lost...there will always be that someone who greets you whether it's the old woman by the coffee shop wishing you a good day with her old creaky soft voice or the next door neighbor giving you the mail just in time as you walk in." The man took a deep breath, hoping the woman would not end up as a sad alcoholic ditch corpse. Noticing he'd tried maybe a little too hard, and perhaps given the speech more to himself than her, he blushed and wanted to run away. However he meant it and stood his ground, hoping the woman would be gentle.