Max glanced at Elise and nodded his head, allowing her to enter his dorm. He didn't really understand Elise that well, but he continued to talk about the matter. "The way my mother taught me about family and others was to love them for who they are. Even if we get mad about things, about things they do that I don't like. I can't get rid of them from my life, I could attempt to, but the thoughts of them will always linger in my mind. At that, I love my father a lot, even if he hates me, and blames me for my mother's death. Even if he beats me or rips me apart, I would still love him till he's in his deathbed. It's just the way my mother taught me before she died." He looked at the floor, away from Elise, then lifted his head a bit, "To be very frank with you... Jacob said that music was a good way to know you.. I thought that  if I did this, I'd be able to get closer to you.. As a friend, I respect you a lot. It takes a long time for me to gain trust of people. But if I see the way they act towards others, act towards me, their personality.. I can understand who they are as a person themself. I took the liberty to accept you as a friend because you interested me. I spoke about myself so that we could bond." he lowered his head again. "I think that maybe, I'm still going to cause you trouble though. There will always be a point in life where people leave me. Whether it's friends or family... The friends I use to have at my last high school, had betrayed me and done what my father had done. I thought school was a break from home, but I figured it was just an add-on to the pain at home. I'm starting to see that I have no other choice but to go back home, Elise.. I can't let people betray me anymore. It's already ruined my life in the past, and it will ruin it for sure in the future.." he stood up, looking at Elise. "I just don't want to trouble the people around me. I don't want them to turn their backs on me like everyone else did.. I'm tired of making friends and trusting people, because everyone in the world is the same now in my eyes."