Day 3
Emily was moved to the bed next to mine this morning. Sorry, not bed. "Dorm room." Whatever. But now I'm determined to make this little kid enjoy this...this place, no matter what. The poor thing's a baby.
"Hi," was all the little girl said to me when she walked in with her things, a pillow, a pink blanket, and a purple bag that most likely contained her clothes. I said Hi back with a forced smile, and Emily laid out her blanket. She looked so weak. I just wanted to hug her. But I felt like if I tried, I would crush her.
The two of us walked to lunch together silently, holding hands. For some reason we already had a bond between us, even though we had hardly spoken to each other. She was already the closest thing I had to a friend. Which felt good, in a weird sort of warm way that I've never felt before. I've always been cold, so is warm bad?
Or is cold bad? Am I bad?
~Catherine Elizabeth Duncan
Emily was moved to the bed next to mine this morning. Sorry, not bed. "Dorm room." Whatever. But now I'm determined to make this little kid enjoy this...this place, no matter what. The poor thing's a baby.
"Hi," was all the little girl said to me when she walked in with her things, a pillow, a pink blanket, and a purple bag that most likely contained her clothes. I said Hi back with a forced smile, and Emily laid out her blanket. She looked so weak. I just wanted to hug her. But I felt like if I tried, I would crush her.
The two of us walked to lunch together silently, holding hands. For some reason we already had a bond between us, even though we had hardly spoken to each other. She was already the closest thing I had to a friend. Which felt good, in a weird sort of warm way that I've never felt before. I've always been cold, so is warm bad?
Or is cold bad? Am I bad?
~Catherine Elizabeth Duncan