A Shoulder To Cry On

That seemed like it was all that I could offer to Kayla. There was nothing that I could ever say or do to make things right. And I knew it, too. Theres nothing that hurts me more than seeing my friend's in distress. Especially someone I love so much. This girl had been there through everything with me. Whether it was family problems, karate troubles, girl's wanting to fight me or a broken heart. She had stood by me through it ALL. So when she came to me, and I couldn't do anything to make it better.. it tore me up inside. This is what happened:

Around 9:30 last night, I was about to get up and do the dishes when Dad walked in with Kayla behind him. She didn't have her glasses and she was crying hysterically. I knew it wasn't something stupid like her and Evan had broken up, because it was wayy too late for her to be out. My first reaction was I stood up and said "Oh my God. Kayla.. what happened??" Realizing she wasn't going to start pouring her heart out to me in front of my parents, I took her into my room and we talked. Turns out, she had gotten in a fight with her Dad and he had started to hit her. She just took off. She spent 2 hours looking for Evan's house, but since she didn't have her glasses [and shes almost as blind as me..] she couldn't find it and she decided to come to my house. I was thankful that she had come, seen as I think my house is the best place that she could have come to. My mom didn't ask any questions at first, and said that she was more than welcome to stay the night if she wanted, but that she would have to call Mrs. Rosa just to let her know her daughter was safe. Kayla did end up staying the night, and it all worked out. But I just felt completely and totally helpless. I didn't know what to say, or how to comfort her, so I just hugged her. I wasn't going to lie and say everything would be alright, cuz I know it won't be. This isn't the first time her dad has done this, while her mom just watches. She doesn't even care.

Kayla is in a terriable situation. But I'm thankful that she has people like me and Evan in her life to keep her going. I love Kayla, she's my bestest friend in this whole world and always listens 2 ME and MY problems. I'm always there for her, no matter what. But when it comes to her family problems, I don't know what to say.

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