Mad_Hatter
We're all of us mad here
"Okay." she said softly. "Are you okay?"
Alexander sat down on a step. "I'm... I'm okay now. But I wasn't always. Um... Alright." Alexander ran a hand through his hair. "My father left me and my mom when I was ten. My mom died two years later. I moved to Charleston from Nevis afterwards. Um... I lived with my cousin for a while... but he um... he's gone now... That's why I moved up here. I wrote this paper about a hurricane that hit my town and it got the attention of some CPS people. They found me a foster home up here. Um... I just... I haven't had a family for years, and if I seem guarded, it's because I have to be."