while you were out

before

she still remembers the day they met, when they were five

she preferred to be alone

he was very shy, and found it hard to make friends

he walked up to her

"hi, i'm andy"

she looked up from her book 'clifford the big red dog'

"hi"

he stood there awkwardly, hands behind his back

"i'm lonely, do you want to be friends?"

a smile curved up on mia's face

"sure, sit down"

she patted the empty seat next to her

"i'm mia"