About the last bit: I get the feeling that he's talking about himself in third person; someone who 'doesn't have a hope'; 'thought they could cure his disease' - maybe his friends were trying to help him stop thinking about this girl, but he can't help wanting her even though he knows it won't work out.
About the last bit: I get the feeling that he's talking about himself in third person; someone who 'doesn't have a hope'; 'thought they could cure his disease' - maybe his friends were trying to help him stop thinking about this girl, but he can't help wanting her even though he knows it won't work out.