Shining Star

Why?

After a few moments, his face turns bright red from embarrassment. Het he does not leave. I think to myself that this would be a good moment to actually talk to him, so taking a deep breath, I ask him...

"What is there to be embarrassed about?"

"You haven't heard my voice have you? I'm not a singer, I rap. But I don't rap about the classic stuff them rappers rap about..."

Confused, I reply. "What? What do you mean?"

He looks at me with his large, innocent eyes and simply says "listen". He then presses the large blue button on the large control panel situated in front of him and the truth begins to unravel.

"I've cried so many tears yeah writing this song"

"I'm walking to school with sweat around my collar"

"I feel so trapped, there's nowhere to turn"

Listening to the rap, I feel my eyes begin to water; I try to hold the tears in, show him I'm strong but I just cannot do it. The lyrics are just so powerful and moving; it's horrific to think he felt like this, yet at the same time, the rap is beautiful.

Before I can move, I feel a small pair of hands around me; he's come over to hug me. I'm not gonna lie, I'm by no means into all this romantic shizzle, but this is different. It's not romantic; it's beautiful and I love it. With that, I lift up my arms and wrap them around him. I never want to let go, this is the only time I've felt that he's safe.