WEAKNESS

AURORA

We pulled up to the parking lot of Kiran's apartment building and I parked the car in an empty spot that faces the building. We sat in silence for a while, unsure of what to say. I was expecting him to get out of the car as soon as it stopped, but he just sat there, tense.

I noticed in the corner of my eye that he turned his head to me, so I turned mine to look back at him. The look on his face was quizzical and his lips were tense, so I asked, "What?"

"You're always smiling, always the designated driver at parties, I'm sure you probably console every crying person you come across and give screaming kids hugs... not once have I seen you show a weakness."

I lifted my eyebrows, "Thank you," a small grin appeared on my lips.

"It's not a good thing, Aurora." My smile fell and he went on, "You can't keep trying to help people, who's helping you?"

"You sound like Gabe," I chuckled weakly and looked straight ahe