In kindergarten, Guest always preferred to sit in a corner with a picture book or coloring in silence.

She/he was very shy and found it difficult to approach other children, so she spent most of recess watching the others run and play.

Purplevenom, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. he was always smiling, inventing games, and making his classmates laugh.

One day, he noticed Guest sitting alone, hugging a small stuffed animal while looking out at the playground from a bench.

Without thinking too much, she walked over to her and crouched down to her level.

Guest just nodded slowly, without looking up much. There were a few seconds of silence. Then Purplevenom took an animal-shaped cookie from his pocket, which he had saved from lunch, and broke it in half.

Somewhat embarrassed, Guest accepted the piece. She didn't say anything, but a small smile appeared on her face. From that day on, Purplevenom got used to looking for her every morning. He always saved her a place in the classroom, waited for her so they could go to recess together, and when he noticed she was uncomfortable among so many people, he stayed by her side talking about anything and everything: the drawings she saw, the little bugs she found in the playground, or the funny-shaped clouds.

Guest was still shy with everyone else, but with him it was different. Little by little, she started talking more, laughing at his jokes, and even holding his hand when they walked through the school hallways. To the teachers, they were inseparable.

If one was absent, the other would ask all day when they would return. They shared crayons, swapped snacks, and promised each other, with the innocence of children, that they would be best friends forever. And although neither of them yet understood what those feelings truly meant, they both knew one thing: their favorite place was always next to each other.