Lexi's hug

She sat alone in her sorrow.  Her head rest upon her arms curled up on the table.  She wept of lost love and wasted time.  I called out to her as I approached.  My heart, its broken she whimpered.  In her cries her breathing became labored.  I reached down and gave a gentle back scratch to comfort her young soul.  I tried to make words for her, but none came to me. I told her look sweetie, Matt has his cards today.  She loved my card tricks.  They were always good for a smile.  In a soft rejection, her head didn't budge as she told me, "Matt, I don't want to see your cards today."  Her voice cracked and broken as she continued to cry.  I sat for a moment with her as she sobbed.  With each second that passed I tried to make words for her, but none came to me.  I suddenly realized this would take actions to provoke a smile.  I know a smile is what she needed in this time of desperation.  I am good at making smiles from a broken heart.  I am also keen in the art of bullshitting and as she wept, I knew this young girl who was so beautiful was also very naive.  As I conjured to myself my heart began to bleed.  I had to come up with something and I had to do it quickly.  So going off my gut.  I leaned in, I lifted her hair and tucked it behind her ear.  I spoke softly into her exposed ear, I spoke in almost a whisper.  I told her there were other things I could do.  These other things I don't share with others, but for her I'd make an exception. I love you that much, I told.  There was a pause in her cries, I had gotton her attention.  So I began to spin my yarn of bullshit.  I am able to read palms!  I proclaimed.  She was adoreable as she is spoke, "I don't need a bible story, Matt."  It grew hard to not be amused.  The urge of snatching her up and hugging her was overwhelming.  I wanted so badly to talk her heartache away.  I said to her no darling, I'm not gonna read from the bible.  I'm gonna read the palm of your hand.  Her palm, I told her, can reveal things to me that she may not know.  Please sweetie, let Matt reveal these things to you.  Slowly her head rose from her arms.  She extended her hand with her palm facing up.  I wiped her tears as she gave a small smile through tear stained eyes....

I slowly traced the lines of her palm with my finger tips as I spoke softly.  Your lines are so deep, and so rich, this should be easy I told her.  I told her, you live so true.  Your heart and emotions are on your sleeve.  You lead with love, instead of deciet.  I ran my fingertips on the line that ran across her hand and still speaking in almost a whisper I told....this is your beauty line.  I explained to her that our true beauty is beneath our skin.  Its more of whats inside, than whats outside.  Its simple I told her, its whats on the inside that makes the outside beautiful.  By now her head was towards the floor.  I put my two fingers under her chin and lifted her head to keep eye contact.  I gazed upon her big brown eyes, I smiled and told her, her aurora was magnificant.  She then grew puzzled.  "What's is an aurora, Matt?'  Her curiosity was adoreable.  Your aurora is your sprit, the essance of your soul.  Your aurora is what brings your inside out, and makes your outside so beautiful for all to see.  She cracked a quatermoon smile.  I traced the second line that ran across her hand, I said with conviction, this line tells me you"re very smart.  Another smile emerged.  I then began to trace the line that ran down her palm and on to her wrist.  I spoke ever so gently.  I told her, this line honey, this line is for you.  This is your love line.  This line speaks volumes sweetie.  It's so pronounced even.  You love so deeply.  I can tell your true love is still out there, he's out there darling and he searchs for you as well...

Her big brown eyes welled up with more tears as her bottom lip started to quiver.  I could tell these tears were different than before as she extended her arms for a hug.  She hugged me ever so tightly with her body pressed against mine.  "Awww...I love you so much right now Matt."  It was the best hug ever.  Even years later I still feel her hug.....