Power

"Hey." A voice said to her left. She looks towards the sound with teary eyes and contemplates whether or not she should give a response. The voice came from a woman who seemed to be calm. Emily looked back down, sniffled a little and wiped her nose, finally ready to give her reply.

"Hey." She said back.

"Rough day?" The woman asked. She had long, black hair that blew lightly in the wind and medium skin that looked soft and maybe even a little shiny due to the Sun. She had a soft smile plastered on her face even though she was facing forward, looking at the now empty park with a swing that was still swinging.

Emily was still looking down and fidgeted with her fingers, eyes tearing up again. "Yeah. It is."

"Rough day or rough life?" The woman sounded curious.

Emily turned to her with a confused face. The woman still had not given Emily one single glance and continued to keep her eyes on the park and everything in front of her. Emily was confused as to whether or not she should keep replying to this stranger who was weirdly curious about her.

"Life." is all Emily said back to her and looked back down, taking a deep breath.

Emily heard a light hum as acknowledgement from the woman and silence fell between the two. The sounds of the wind flowing through the trees and cars driving down the street is all that could be heard. Emily still thought about the woman and why she decided to talk to her. Then, the woman's voice could be heard again.

"I could help you with that you know."