Interesting.

Earlier today, after I had grabbed my stuff from L---'s house, I was standing at the bus stop waiting for bus 45. It was a very sunny beautiful day in Alaska, and the bus was late. But that turned out to be just fine. I was holding the Silent Hill Origins game, and this girl asked me what it was. I told her it was a game for the PS2. So we talked for a little bit, and she told me her name and I told her mine. 1

"My name is L---."2

"My name is M---."3

"I'm a Libra."4

"I'm an Aquarius."5

So we shook hands and I told her my birthday and everything. She complimented my hair, and I complimented hers. Then something changed.6

"I did my hair myself," she said.7

"Oh yeah?"8

"Yeah, I'm depressed and I'm a cutter, so I cut my hair instead of my arms." She then lifted up her sleeve so I could see the scars.9

"Well," I said. "That works."10

"Yeah, it grows back," she said, laughing.11

So we talked a little bit more about it. She told me that she was at a hard time in her life and everything was going wrong.12

I could relate to this. 13

The way she said it made me feel sad for her. So I gave her a hug and said I was sorry. After about 15 seconds of hugging her, she finally let go and she started crying. 14

"Pray for me," she said. 15

"I will," I said, nodding.16

"Because I am on a dead mission." This statement kind of baffled me.17

So as she was walking away, she turned back to be. 18

"Here," she said. "Will you take this?" She held out a tiny Burger King toy in the shape of the Hulk.19

I held out my hand and said yes.20

"Don't throw this away, I really like this toy. Never throw it away."21

I nodded.22

So she gave me the toy, and walked away.23

And I won't throw it away.24

What compells a person to tell a complete stranger something so personal? I had never met this girl in my life, and possibly I will never see her again. Maybe they just want someone to know not just who they are, but WHAT they are. I really don't know.