I see a girl in a corner
sitting by herself
hugging her knees
crying
Quietly, I approach her
and she shrinks further into the shadows
because she doesn't trust anyone
or anything
Especially not me.
I reach my hand out to her
and for a moment her sad eyes brighten
before they turn away
She's fallen for tricks before
She's not falling for one more
"Hey,"
I say,
"I was wondering if you..."
She shivers.
"I was wondering if you wanted..."
She inches towards the door.
"I was wondering if you wanted to be..."
She's ready to make a run for it.
"... friends."
But she's not ready for that last word.
Slowly, she faces me, her widening eyes brimming with tears
"Fr... Friends?"
I nod.
"With... me?"
I nod again, and can't help but blink back a tear of my own.
Carefully, she rises from the floor
The floor she hasn't left ever since she last got dumped there.
I hold her tight
And she hugs, even tighter,
Not onto her knees for once
But her new friend
And I remember how I used to be that girl, but she made friends with me.
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