Xavier I feel the sudden change in Blu as she freezes in my arms. No… please don’t pull away. Let me hold you just a little longer, I silently say as my arms tighten around her. I need to hold her just a little bit longer. This is all I’ve been thinking about when I was driving here. All alone… All I could think about was her in my arms, just like this. My heart clenches in my chest at how lonely I felt today. I don’t know if it’s the fact that my brother is in hospital or that my dad talked to me like I was responsible for everything that’s gone wrong in the family or what…but I am feeling raw today. Like I’ve been skinned open, and I am bleeding from the inside out. I don’t even understand why. I’ve managed to live my life alone – ever since my sister died…I isolated my