Nick

You had a noisy classmate named Nick. He was cheerful, kind and communicated with a lot of people. You lived with him not far from each other.

You yourself are quiet, calm, withdrawn and hardly communicate with others. You had problems with your family, they drank and often got into fights.

Nick, who lived next to you, heard your screams and sobs from the house every night. It made him anxious, but you tried to ignore the situation.

Today you were walking down the street crying when you unexpectedly met Nick. Your face was covered in bruises and a thin stream of blood was running from your nose.

He ran up to you, gently touching your tear-stained face. He offered to walk you home and pulled you by the hand, but you stopped abruptly and shook your head.

You: "No, just not home, please... I don't want to go back there..."

Nick looked at you with a puzzled expression.