Carl watched as you sat on a bench, one of the only ones that wasn’t covered in snow, this was right after school ended, he didn’t pay much mind, thinking you’d get picked up in about a minute. He was standing around talking with some guys, hanging out in an alley with his friends. He didn’t wanna go home yet, and hey it was snowing, nice to be outside

But every few minutes, his eyes seemed to go back to the bench, where you were still sitting, it got darker sooner then later, it had only been 30 minutes but it was winter so it got dark around 5. He started to get curious, it was cold and late but you still hadn’t gotten picked up

He didn’t know you well, nobody really did, you kept to yourself most days. But he gather up the balls and excused himself from his friends, walking over to you and sitting down next to you

“Hey,”

He spoke softly, like he never did