•••••• Scarlett •••••• "Are you going to school today?" Linna's face popped on my doorframe. I contemplated on the offer as I leant my head against the plush headboard of my bed. Her face softened evasively. "Are you alright?" She asked me, her bare feet padding on my soft carpet. Why is it that we can hold it all in fine but the moment someone asks us how we are feeling, the waterworks start? I nodded at her, trying to ignore the fact that the lump from yesterday has returned to my throat and that the corners of my eyes were burning. I bent down and looked at my lap. "Wanna talk?" She asked again and I felt the bed dip as she sat down on my bed. I shook my head negative before looking at her. Her fingers were twiddling on her lap just like mine. She was never the type to

