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Valentina looked up when she heard the sound of someone opening the door, quickly wiping her cheeks on the edge of her sleeves. She simply stared at the girl curiously before giving her a hesitant smile. She was pretty sure her crying wouldn’t have gone unnoticed but.. oh, well.
“You may join me, if ya want.” The eleven year old said finally, her eyes wide, just like the other girl’s was. “I don’t mind.”
Sloane pushed the compartment door off her side, glaring at it briefly, before stepping fully into the compartment. She took a seat diagonally across from the teary-eyed girl and placed her shoulder bag on her lap.
"Thanks for sharing the compartment. My name is Sloane." Sloane debated pretending she hadn't noticed the girl crying, unsure if she expressed concern that it might be misread as nosiness. In the end, she decided she couldn't ignore the girl's sadness or an opportunity to potentially help, and asked as gently as possible,
"Um, are you okay?"