@Stern Algorithm@CaitsAs she was pulled away from the boy and set on her feet, Paulina’s legs trembled slightly as they tried to support her weight, so instead she sunk down to her knees. Someone grabbed her hands, and a soothing, tingling sensation filled her injured palms, like cold water washing over the burns.
“Are you okay?”
Turning towards the concerned yet familiar voice, she squinted uselessly and shuffled forward, placing her face very close until the other girl’s face came into clear view.
”Ash? Um, y-yeah, I’m okay.” Paulina smiled gratefully. It had taken nearly two months of research and studying brain scans of the other girl before she had figured out how her empathy worked, and since engraving the protective enchantment onto the bracelet she wore, the two had pretty much been friends ever since. In fact, the Paulina was often dragging Ashleigh into one experiment or another, usually without asking, but it was hard to refuse the popular girl’s infectious enthusiasm for her work.
”Just, hadn’t been watching where I was going again.”She turned aside, once again groping across the floor.
”Um, could you help me find my glasses? They should be somewhere around here.” Until she found them, she would barely be able to walk in a straight line without help.