In hesitancy, I let my feet approach the girl who attempted to kill the bitterness inside her through her sob. It was whether her notice of my presence or her relief which drove her to brush her tears, I had no idea about yet as a friend, I had to find out the reason behind her sadness.
With a forced smile on her lips, she greeted me. "How long have you been there?" I took a seat next to her.
I intended not to respond to that question she addressed to me. "If you have any problems to share, I am here all ears."
The inhale and exhale she did indicated her effort to calm herself down. "I'm fine," despite her confession followed by her smile, I could sense the sorrow in her gloomy dark eyes.
"I have been through a lot of hardship in my life; that teaches me enough how to see the suffering
