to the girl near the library, i hope you're okay

was walking towards the library today and saw this girl on the phone, crying while walking. at first, i didn’t think much of it, but then i stopped—what if she’s really going through something? so i turned back and asked, hey, are you okay?

she looked up, trying to hold back tears, and said, yeah, i’m fine. i paused for a second, then asked again, are you sure? she gave a small nod, yes, thank you.

i didn’t want to make it worse for her, so i just said take care and walked away.

if you’re reading this, whatever you're going through, i really hope you’re okay.