Mina was getting closer to him but he felt uncomfortable. He grabbed her shoulder. She gasped a little and felt his fingers clutch her lightly. "I'm sorry. I'm not used to such gestures. Not many people choose to go so close to me..." The way she stood اگلے to him reminded Shadow of how he would stand اگلے to Maria, the same way, on the space colony ARK. He quickly forgot the memory. Realizing he was still holding the girl, Shadow let go of her and stood back. She waved goodbye and continued on jogging, her tail swishing by. But as she took off, she tripped on her shoe-lace and skinned her knee. She sat on the gravel, holding her leg in pain. Shadow ran over to her, hearing her shout. The blood trickled down her knee in tiny streams. The tears slid down her cheeks and dripped into her shirt. "Oh stupid me! I did'nt re-tie my shoes!" She cried and cursed at herself. Shadow put her arms around her and tried to comfort her. She stopped crying but the pain still pulsed through her knee. "It's alright. I'm going to help آپ o.k?" She was confused but trusted him. He gently put his hand on the bleeding leg and pressed on it. "Ow! It hurts!" She saw his hand glow red and when it stopped, so did the pain. He lifted his palm and the scrape was gone. She sat with her mouth open. "You healed me. آپ have amazing powers Shadow." She stood up and he did the same. "You're really great." She hugged him in thanks and his stomach knotted up. He slowly put his hands on her back and took a deep whiff of her hair in and کہا "you too". She let go quickly and her face was red again. "Yah". She tied her shoe-lace back and jogged back down the hill. Shadow watched her leave again and felt something in his hand. Mina had left a paper with her number on it in his hand before she took off. Shadow stuck it محفوظ in his pocket and walked back home. He wanted to call her later. He felt he should of...