“I
heard her crying in the middle
of the night.
It was hard not to, I mean,
her room was
right next to mine. At first I didn't do anything.
I just left her alone. But
after a while, those
cries start to eat at your
soul. Your friend is
sobbing in the next room, and
you're just
sitting there pretending you don't hear it.
So I went into her room,
closed the door,
and I just...held her. I
didn't say anything,
and neither did she. We just held onto each
other, and I let her know that
I was there.
That I wasn't gonna ignore
her anymore.”