Chapter 398

People walked by now and then, but no one stopped to help the little girl. After a while, the teenage Hayden noticed the girl seemed worn out from crying. Sitting on the bridge, she stared openly at him, since he had not directly met her gaze yet. That day, she watched him for so long that when he finally looked her way, he could see her red eyes and runny nose. He asked, somewhat annoyed, "Haven't you cried enough? You've been crying for two hours and twenty-three minutes. Aren't you out of tears yet?" At his words, the girl seemed to freeze, her crying abruptly stopping before she mumbled, "I have more."

"More?" He could not help but laugh a little. "Well, it's already late, and I should go home."

But then he thought better of it and walked over to the little girl. As he crouched down beside her to try to comfort her, he noticed a birthday hat sitting crooked on her head. Suddenly, it clicked. 'It must be her birthday today.' Yet, something had made her so upset that she ran away t