one arm snaked around aubrey’s back, chin resting on her shoulder, lily sighed. she absolutely hated seeing her best friend like this. it was so hard to take in, and nine times out of ten, she couldn’t do anything but hold her until she fell asleep or tell her dumb stories. “i know that, bre. i would never leave your side, not for a second, if you didn’t want me to,” she added a nod. “what are we going to do with you, huh?” lily breathed a laugh before reaching up to run her hand through aubrey’s hair. “what do you need from me? food? water? a hug? i can sing for you? or show you pictures of these butterflies i got yesterday. the colors are so mesmerizing...”