Kacela retreated into herself. She felt lost and hopeless. She struggled to remain on the realistic world. Everything to her was turning ash grey. Her body felt dry and withered. Her skin was a husk and dead. She had never been so devastated. 

Then her shining beam of hope hit her. As she felt those reassuring hands around her shoulders, she felt herself coming back. Her sobs slowly came down. She started to calm down. Then she felt the world around her again. She felt the wind and the cement under her. And she sensed the person next to her. 

Kacela looked up at Lu. She put on a weak smile. "Thank you for caring. But you don't have to anymore. " she said between snuffles. She took out a napkin from her pocket and blew her nose. Standing up, she looked down at her feet. Her eyes were pink and her shoulders shuddered. Kacela felt unsure of what to do. She didnt want Lu to see her like this. Kacela wasn't sure what to do. All she could do was stand there to keep her from crying again.