[ Ursula shifted and scooted her chair over to sit right next to Monika, forgetting her coffee for the moment to wrap an arm around the girl's shoulder and draw her in for a hug, patting her shoulder. ]
You deserve it. I have no doubt about that. If you need to let out those tears, my shoulder's as good a place as any.
[ Ursula was more than content to remain there and just let the girl cry, smoothing over her back with gentle petting, rocking just slightly, just surrounding her with as much warmth and sincere care that she could. This girl... she didn't know the details of what lead her to this point, but she didn't really care, either. The details ultimately didn't matter. She, like any girl her age, like any person really, deserved a moment to feel happy, to forget their troubles, and feel appreciated and loved... ]
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You deserve it. I have no doubt about that. If you need to let out those tears, my shoulder's as good a place as any.
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Could she really have been so fortunate? Monika didn't even think about questioning this, nor did she want to.
She moved in closer and began to wipe away more tears.]
I'm sorry.
[Why was she apologizing? She didn't even know, now beginning to sob more regularly.]
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