At one point he thought he heard sniffling.Ah, shit. I should get up and give her a hug or something, but then she’d get more upset because I saw he...r. May as well keep laying here... “Thanks again for yesterday, Will.” she said at last, her voice quiet. “I really don’t know what I would have done if you didn’t show up. I think ... I think my life would’ve been over. Ay spent a lot of time convincing me that I could make it work, but looking back, I just can’t...” She sniffled.“Happy to help,. You can't help but feel like cattle as you all stand around grazing, unsure of what to do, dressed identically in your matching school uniforms. You for one had opted to wear the black sweater vest, white button down with long sleeves and heather gray slacks, other students seemed to prefer the full sweater option. With nothing to do but stand around, you seized the opportunity to check out the girls. They were all wearing short gray plaid skirts, most had opted out of the sweaters allowing you. "Yes, I remember that day." Sharon says."Your first carnival." I say sitting behind my desk again.I motion for Jennifer to take a seat besides Sharon across from me, I can see that she wants to continue looking at my pictures but she takes the seat."What brings you hear Jennifer?" I ask.She nods to Sharon."She came to me this mourning telling me my attackers died, obviously you know." Jennifer says.I nod."Sharon came to tell me." I say.Jennifer nods slowly."So you just found out too." Jennifer. I took the moneybag off my shoulder, set it down on the chair and took another couple of steps closer to where she lay on the bed. Come on, dont be shy, I wont bite you, not unless you want me to? Even from within the haze Id been in since entering the room I still remember thinking how corny that had sounded. Two more steps took me to the head of the bed, where I stopped, still staring at the hand that was patting the empty space on the bed, desperate not to make eye contact, even more so.