All My Scars

"It's okay to cry, Octavia." He pulled away from the hug and smiled at me. "Everyone cries, once in a while. It doesn't matter who or what caused it, it matters who is there to comfort you when you're in your lowest point of the day, week.. life.." He looks away for a second, then his bright green eyes meet my silver ones. "I can be that person in your life. Because as far as I can tell, I'm the only one whose ever offered." I stare at him, searching his face blankly. He's never been so right before.