“ will you help me? ”

‘    yeah.  i will.  i’m on your side  —  but,  uh.  you don’t hear that a lot,  huh ?    ’      she doesn’t have to be a social worker to recognize the signs ;  father out of the picture,  mother a negligent drunk,  smart kid digging himself into an  early grave  by his own misguided machinations.  ironic,  when so much of what he does seems driven by that one base instinct :  SURVIVAL.  it makes her heartsick.

she recognizes,  too,  what it must’ve taken for someone like him to consciously reach out  &  ask for help.

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‘    hey.  i’ll do everything in my power to get you out of here,  but you’re gonna have to  TRUST  me.  &  believe me,  i know that’s a big deal.    ’

four word starters.  // accepting !