squirrel (2)

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phil stopped short.
he had been walking to the shops, long after school had ended, when he saw him.
sitting there of all places.
dan was crouched low to the ground; the hood of his jacket was down for the first time in two months, and phil was eager to see his whole face.
dan was shaking.
phil walked around him and stopped in front of the shivering boy.
he hadn't noticed Phil, or if he had he made no visible sign of it.
"dan"
silence.
dan's shoulders continued to shake and phil realised that he was crying.
why here.
phil crouched down beside him and put a hand on his shoulder.
dan looked up.
phil jerked back.

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