you knew something was off the moment you saw that sandra had been wearing earmuffs all the day, and that she was constantly pressing down harder on them, always trying to find places to hide, quieter places

but it got worse when she vanished

you knew that if she was alone when she had a breakdown, she could hurt herself, or someone else. you knew you had to find her immediately

what you hadn’t expected was to find her curled up in the snow outside

“Sandra?” she immediately shunned away when she heard your voice, still wrapped tightly over her ears