I watch her from afar as she inspects a flower on the ground, not touching anything, just looking. She stands up from her crouched position, and looks up at the sky. She smiles widely.

I don't understand what made her smile–what makes her smile–nobody does. She smiles at anything and everything because she can.

She's easily the nicest person in school. Always polite. Shoots compliments at everyone. Maybe it's just to see them smile, or maybe it's to make their day. Either way, it confuses people.

No one thinks about others anymore–except her. She has no friends. Maybe it's because she's foreign to the world, maybe it's just because she's too nice.

She sits alone at lunch, still wearing a bright smile on her face. She compliments the lunch ladies on their hair nets.

No one understands the way she thinks, the way she acts. She stands up, and walks towards a bench, and sits down on it.

I suck in a deep breath. Here goes nothing. I walk over to her, and point to the empty spot in the bench next to her.

"May I sit here?" I ask politely. "Of course," she says, smiling, and scooting over a little for me to sit. "Thank you," I smile.

"No problem. I'm Kasey," she says, sticking her pale hand out for me to shake. "I'm Xavier," I say giving her hand a light shake.

"Do you know what it means?" she asks. "Honestly, I'm not really sure," I reply. "Oh. Well my name means idealistic. It can also mean bestfriend," she says looking down at her fingers. Does she want a friend? I smile.

"That's a beautiful name," I say. Gosh, I sound like my grandfather. Her eyes shoot up to mine before a wide grin takes place on her face.

"Thank you," she says. I look at my hands, and something shiny catches my attention. I look over to see a shiny, silver charm bracelet clasped around her wrist.

I've seen those bracelets before in fancy shops at the mall. I can't afford anything in those stores, seeing as I have to work to help pay the bills that have long been overdue.

Each bracelet comes with seven charms. There is a smiley face charm, a family charm, a heart charm, a purse charm, a cross charm, an owl charm, and a key charm.

Each charm is supposed to mean something. The smiley face charm means you've had one of the best days of your life. The family charm means that you love your family more than anything else. The heart charm means that you have fallen in love before. A purse charm means that you've gone on a big trip recently. A cross charm means that you believe in Jesus Christ. An owl charm means that you've had a pet. The key charm means the way out of whatever problem you're facing.

You're only supposed put on a charm when you've done what it represents. There are only two charms missing on Kasey's bracelet. The heart and the key.

I point to the missing spaces where the two charms should be, and frown. "Why are there two spaces missing?" I ask.

"Oh, I lost one charm, and don't have the money to replace it, and the other charm, I haven't accomplished it's meaning yet," she says, lifting her wrist slightly, so I could see the bracelet better. "May I ask which is which?" I ask.

"Yeah, sure. I haven't accomplished the key, and I lost the heart. I haven't accomplished that one either," she says with a small laugh. I nod my head. "I have to leave," I say. "It was very nice meeting you Kasey." She nods her head, but looks sad.

"Yeah. Nice meeting you too. I'll see you around?" she asks, looking hopeful. "Of course. I go to this school," I say with a small smile. "Alright. Goodbye Xavier," she says with a little wave.

As I go home, I make a plan. I will buy her the heart charm. After two months of hard work, I eventually manage to buy the $20 charm. Over the time, Kasey and I's relationship had only grown.

I had only taken a little bit of money from my weekly pay, so buying the charm had taken longer than normal.

As I walk to school the next day, I recite what I was going to say in my head. I walk up to her, just as she finished complimenting a girl's hair style.

"Um, Kasey? I-I was wondering–I mean, it would be really cool if you would," I stutter. This is not going as planned. "Yes?" she asks, giving a small smile.

"Will you go out with me?" I blurt out in one sentence. Her smile grows wider and wider until it looks like she can't smile anymore.

"Yes," she says. I give a smile matching hers. "Really? Are you serious?" I ask growing happy. "Why wouldn't I be?" she asks.

"I thought you'd reject me," I say. "How could I reject you?" she asks. She reaches into her pocket, and pulls out a charm. A key. She takes off the bracelet, and adds the charm.

She walks forward, the bracelet balanced on her thin wrist. "Can you clasp it for me?" she asks. "Yeah, sure," I say. I pull back the small hook, and loop it through a thin circle of metal. She smiles, and admires the charm she had just added.

"Why'd you add that charm?" I ask. She grins widely. "Because I was lonely. I had no one to talk to until you came. I was depressed and considering giving up on life, but you came," she say, emphasizing the word "was". I smile.

"Now I just wish I knew where that–" before she can finish, I pull out the heart charm, and hold it out to her. "I bought you a new one," I say.

She looks at the charm in my open palm, and smiles. She takes it, careful not to drop it. She pulls off her charm bracelet, and adds the charm. I smile, and help her put the bracelet back on.

"Thank you. For the charm, and for helping me add the rest of them," she says giving me a quick hug. "No problem. So, Friday at eight?" I ask. "Friday at eight," she confirms.