The little girl held her arms up, asking to be cuddled silently. "I play in the dark, because it's scary in the light. I only want friends, but they don't like not having sight. So alone in shadows I play, until sooner or later, someone comes to stay. Will you be my friend? For a little while pretend?" Her last words cut deep. He knows that feeling well.

She looked up at him with those innocent little girl eyes. The eyes of someone who has been denied any sort of company or understanding.