She’s going through a lot of personal growth, dealing with life situations, some of which I’ve encountered in my own time. She told me she needed a friend more than anything, I’ve been doing my best to be just that, being the listening ear, the advice when she needs it, the one that brings up different topics to keep her mind at ease when she needs to think about other things, sending her music when she needs to free her mind from her thoughts, making the corny joke to hopefully get a smile that’s only born out of pity for my stale humour. I want her to deal with the situations she feels need priority, I can’t find it in myself to throw my name into the mix and act like I’m more important than her own struggles. She knows I want her, I truly believe a part of her wants me too, she’s hesitant to open up to me about the idea of us, and I don’t blame her for being apprehensive in a world where people take advantage of the emotionally vulnerable. I want her to be happy on her own befor...