"Serena, can I hug you? I won't hurt you. Can I hug you? Please."
I can't describe what I felt when she nodded through her tears. I pulled her fragile body gently and slowly into my arms, and he had a grip on me like never before. I just kept her in my arms tight, and let her cry. I caressed her head and I wished I would never let her go.
She hid her head in my neck and I kept her like that.
"I'll help you, Serena, but you must trust me. I know it takes time, but please try. I want you back. I love you. Can you hear me?"
She was shaking from crying, but nodded. I thought that maybe it would be okay to tell her I know what happened to her, but I held it back. Maybe later. I didn't think that I'd be able to go this far, so I just tried to be happy with that.
She slowly calmed down in
