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"Why do you do that? He asked

"Do what?"

"Cry? Every Sunday I come here to shoot some hoops and every time I find you sitting

here crying and staring at the ocean. Why do you do that?"

She hesitated for a moment. She wondered if she should tell him. She had been holding

it all in for so long and she knew that sharing her sadness with someone would certainly

lighten the burden.

"I come here to think. Every week, after having done all the things that are expected of

me, I come here to take sometime for myself"

"Okay… but you still haven't answered my question. Why do you cry?" Nathan asked

once more

"I don't know, I think it has something to do with my parents I guess"

"Do they really treat you that badly?"

Everyone knew about her parents but no one wanted to go against Henry James, one

of the most powerful politicians of North Carolina.

"Its not that they treat me badly, that would require them to actually take an interest in

my life. Its just that all I ever wanted was for them to love me, they couldn't even give

me that" replied Haley, as more tears fell from her emerald eyes

Nathan felt really bad for her. True, he didn't really know her that well but he had this

strong urge to help her. He didn't know why but it really hurt him to see her cry like

that. He wished he could take away all the pain, but he knew that that was not

possible. Not knowing what to do, he did the only thing he could. He took her in his

arms and held her while she washed all her sadness away.

They stayed in each other's embrace for a little while longer, until it was morning and

the previously vacant streets began to fill with cars, and a multitude of passer-byes.


It was time to go.

Their short time together has ended and the two were compelled to move on and go

about their own businesses. However, one good thing had come out of this encounter,

both Haley and Nathan knew that come Sunday morning, the two could once again be

found sitting at that bench together in each other's arms, sharing their innermost

thoughts and feelings.