ubdate boy in park

I have seen that sad boy again, twice in fact. The first time I saw him he hurredly said things were much better. Today when I saw him, again seemingly in a hurry, he said that things were getting better all the time. He bugs me a bit because I am not asking a deep meaningful "and how are YOU doing?". It has always been a "hey how's it going?" Maybe he is a bit embarassed about giving his life story to a strory to a stranger in the park. The thing that bugs me is that neither time has he asked "how's it going back"....oh well, at least I know that I gave him the right advice!