JOEY

That day… that day I thought I'd just completely cut off from reality, that day I was so sick and tired of everything, I didn't feel included in life, I didn't feel… human.

I think it was on spring when Henny entered… no, changed my life, it was when I saw a man fell off to his death, everyone has their own different reaction, and I only observed what people thought. "That was some nasty fall right there, what do you think?" he asked me like I was also there, I felt really included in the conversation, it's a conversation where I have to watch my own thoughts while talking.

"O-oh, I… I don't really have any thoughts about it" And it's true, I have never really focused on what I thought, not until this happened "Uh, are you… are you alright? You seem rather unfocused, do you uh… want or need to go to sleep?" Henny asked me with genuine concern on his eyes. But no, I didn't want to go to sleep, I felt unsafe.

"No… can I… can I come with you?" Little me asked, I think I was looking for a safer place at that time "I'd love to, but do you want to?" "He'd love to?" was the first question that came to my mind, I couldn't believe what I was hearing because… y'know, I feel detached from society.

"Yes! What do you want to do?" I asked in excitement, I have never played with anyone other than observing children play back then, so bear with it "I-… do you like drawing?" he asked and he seemed unsure, in a way worried he's disappoint me, but there's no way I would because as long I spend time with someone like him, that's when I felt safe and happy.

"Anything is fine, what do you want to draw?" In that spring, the spring that I thought would be worse than other bad springs I had, turned out to be the best.

So, I wish to stay close by my savior in spring.

HENNY

In that exact spring, I took him out of his house by his window and yes, I'm a bad kid back then, don't ask why I'm all serious now. Among the other people who seemed to be bothered by the sight of the man's dead body, Joey and I got the opportunity to make friends, heh… Everyone was panicking and we were just chilling.

Thinking back at that, I felt like I just kidnapped another child to be their friend. Silly little children, I suppose? And then I basically took him over at my house to play, my parents didn't mind at all and treated him really nicely, great thing for our friendship, really.

As the time passes, by time I mean days or weeks, even months, I noticed that Joey seemed to zone out, he comes off as jumpy, and… he was really anxious.

How did I, as a child at that time was supposed to do? No, I know nothing about human mind, but I sure do know how to calm people down and act nice. I usually hug him tight to put his thoughts only around him, and there is this part that people tend to miss, it is to ask them if they are okay, then let them warm up to you to eventually open up.