I wanted to stay

"You might get
sick, grab some
medicine on the
way,"

He looks at her,
weakly, and nods
slowly

He tardily
turns his back
and begins to
walk forward

one

step

at

a

time

I want to stay

"Be careful on
the way home!"
she shouts

he realizes he's already
quite far away from her

He doesn't want to go yet
he wants to go with his decision

He wants to

protect her

But how can he?

When he doesn't even know
her enough

When he can't even

protect himself—

He turns around

She's not there
anymore

He realizes he doesn't
know much about her

Nor has she told much
about herself to him

That girl is

strange