I felt terrible. Everything around me was falling apart at the seams. I had lost everything I cared about. All of my friends had abandoned me. My siblings did not care about me. I was totally alone. It was like I was locked in a dungeon or trapped behind a huge, impenetrable wall; isolated from the world. Over time, this isolation caused me to experience feelings I had never felt before. I started to become depressed and scared. I would not let anyone into my life, for fear that they would only end up hurting me. That all changed, however, with you. The day you came into my life, It was like the wall began to crumble. It continued to crumble more and more every time I saw you until I was finally free. You had become my hero, my knight in shining armour. Something about you just seemed to say "It's okay, Alice. I am here. I will always protect you. "