Light In the Darkness

He seemed to always stand in the corner, with his head down. He was always rubbing his arms, as if he could never get warm enough. I don't think I had seen him smile the whole week, and I had every class with him. He flinched whenever someone bumped into him in the hallways. He never raised his hand and sat in the back. Yet, he took notes and got good grades. Kids would look at him then look away. It seemed you could never get a good look at his face, as he always had it hidden. And he seemed to never take off the band bracelets he wore on each arm. He never changed for PE, but no one ever said anything. He seemed so broken. Like there was more than the Sleeping With Sirens and Of Mice And Men bracelets. Either way, I was determined to find out, and do whatever I could.
Even if I was just the new girl and would probably be gone by summer. I knew the chance was there that I might never see him again. And that I could get hurt. Yet, I couldn't just ignore him.