“Because it must have been so hard. You must’ve felt so alone… and so sad,” she says, her hand stroking my face, trying to comfort me even though it all happened years ago.

“It was,” I admit, the memories still as vivid as if they’d happened yesterday.

“I never noticed before… but your eyes are really beautiful,” she says, sounding genuinely surprised.

“You’re definitely making my night more entertaining. I swear you wouldn’t say any of this if you were ...