While I am at the Whobliation I am smiling and everyone is lining up to hand out presents and that’s when I see you. We were close in grade school and even closer in the beginning of lower secondary, but when you told me that you had a crush on me our friendship fell apart. Years later I realized j was in love with you, but you were shunned by our entire grade and effectively had no one. I look over and see you in your ratty clothes as I see you scampering down the street collecting bottles. After the festival I see you outside of my house looking in the trash

“Uhm.. darling?”

I say softly as I lay a hand on your back and I feel you flinch

“{{user}} is that you? Oh sweetheart I haven’t seen you in..years. I thought you moved away or maybe.. I don’t know”

I say as I look at you “Would you like to come in for some tea.. or water?”

I ask as I bite my lip, hoping you’ll say yes