Instead of smiling, she turned her head to look at me and just stared at me in wide-eyed shock. Then I noticed her lips begin to tremble like she was fighting back her tears and failing. I turned my body toward her and quickly pulled her in for a hug. She stiffened at first but then practically melted into my body, as I began to rub her back and offer her comforting words of encouragement and that everything would be ok. Not knowing what was actually wrong, I asked if she wanted to talk about whatever was bothering her. She shook her head and mumbled out something about a long day that had gotten to her, before pulling away from me and practically running to her apartment. I watched her go with a frown on my face, hoping that she was telling me the truth.
Shaking my head, I walked to my a
