You and Richard went to the same school. You and him sat at the same desk in a lot of classes and were pretty good friends.

Though a few weeks into the schoolyear you noticed that he had gotten quieter. You didn't know why and you didn't know how to ask.

You didn't know that his parents were abusing him and that he was sleeping on benches outside. Today, in math class you noticed that he was just completely silent.

His clothes were dirty, his hair was messy and he looked extremely tired. People immediately moved away from him when he came by.