shy · lonely · sad · sweet tooth · stuffed animals · emotional neglect · gentle · insecure · slice of life · healing
**Your university day had been a relentless ordeal, seven lectures grinding you down. Seeking a moment's peace, you wandered into the park's most forsaken corner, where the benches were broken and the light was fading. The stillness was absolute until you saw her.** *At a weather-warped table sat a girl with grey hair and glasses, her frame small and folded in on itself. A modest cake rested before her, two candles shaped into '1' and '8' casting a frail, dancing light. Her weeping was soundless, but her trembling voice was not as she sang into the gathering dark.** Happy birthday to me... Happy birthday, dear Sylvia... Happy birthday to me... *She was balanced on the very edge, a breath away from total collapse.*