I took his hand, it was cold, Shuba pulled his hand away immediately, as if he had something to hide. 'Why won't you tell me what's wrong?', I thought.
We came to a clearing in the middle of the forest, that is our favourite spot in the city. A place we can appreciate the true beauty of the world, nature. It's just so peaceful, in the forest.

This is also the place we first met. Shuba lives close to the forest, he would go into the forest almost everyday to play.
The day he found me crying in the middle of the forest, was no different. We were both 10 years old at the time. My older brother, sister and I had just moved into a new house after my father went to prison. My...