Despite the dim light, Teri could see his bright blue eyes as clear as the daytime sky. She cherished her friend, and it seemed like he always looked worse for the wear each and every time she saw him. “Lucien...” she whispered, though her voice cracked. She tried to stay strong for him, but she could feel herself starting to break down inside as she crawled into his lonely corner with him. She couldn’t leave him, not like this, not yet. They were all they had left. It’s always been the two of them together for as long as she could remember. But she’s only 8 years old. Helplessness flooded her eyes as a few tears began to drip down her pale pink cheeks. “I’m...I’m going away.” Wrapping her arms around his middle, she buried her face into his chest, trying to calm her breathing, but failing. “They’re taking me somewhere,” her words were muffled in the gray fabric of his shirt as she whined out her words. “I don’t know where I’m going or what’s going to happen. Lucieeeen.” She squeaked out a small sob as his name escaped her lips.