Post by nozomi on May 18, 2011 20:35:14 GMT -5
Her eyebrows furrowed sympathetically, and Jessan nodded, slow. At least he said he'd try and that, if nothing else, brought a small curling smile back onto Jessans lips. She leaned back, shifting once more to watch her patient as he moved, began to appear more and more on edge with the conversation.
"I like you, Kaydian," said Jessan, as softly as she could while still being heard. And she meant it, at least at that very moment. Chances are, she wouldn't later, but for that brief flicker in time, Jessan knew she liked him. "Just because people in your past didn't appreciate you doesn't mean that there won't be plenty in the future who do. What is strange to one person is fascinating to the other. If the new people you meet don't like you, then they don't like you."
"But." She tapped her finger at the edge of the table, and smiled again for the boy, a wider and genuine thing. "Kaydian. I have faith you'll find your niche and your friends. You're that sort of boy." While Jessan's smile faded to the more sedate sort, her hands returned to the table, palms down and fingers flared out. "This may sound a bit cliche, Kaydian, but would you mind telling me a few things you like about yourself?"
"I like you, Kaydian," said Jessan, as softly as she could while still being heard. And she meant it, at least at that very moment. Chances are, she wouldn't later, but for that brief flicker in time, Jessan knew she liked him. "Just because people in your past didn't appreciate you doesn't mean that there won't be plenty in the future who do. What is strange to one person is fascinating to the other. If the new people you meet don't like you, then they don't like you."
"But." She tapped her finger at the edge of the table, and smiled again for the boy, a wider and genuine thing. "Kaydian. I have faith you'll find your niche and your friends. You're that sort of boy." While Jessan's smile faded to the more sedate sort, her hands returned to the table, palms down and fingers flared out. "This may sound a bit cliche, Kaydian, but would you mind telling me a few things you like about yourself?"
