When I pulled up to the school she we just coming out the door. Since I'd warned her not to go to her tree alone she was headed to a bench closer to the school.
I got out and walked to the edge of the little grassy area where she sat surrounded by her peers, though she sat off to the side by herself.
I watched her for a while as she took her lunch out and put her headphones in her ears.
With my hands stuffed in my pockets I made my way towards her.
She saw me coming or sensed me and looked up with a smile as she rose from her seat.
"Hello Blossom."
"Hi, what're you doing here?" She made as if to hug me but then remembered where we were as we felt the curious eyes on us.
"I need you to get your things, did you have tests today?"
"Yeah but we're done, why what's wrong?" She started wringing her hands fear already palpable in her eyes.