I have known Qian since I was 10.
I was there when she first learned how to ride a bicycle.
I laughed with her when she realized that Santa Claus wasn't real.
I helped her when she first fought back against her bullies.
I cried with her when she thought her parents were getting a divorce.
I mourned with her when her grandfather had died.
And I fought for her when she was being abused.
All my life, whenever I think back, Qian was always there.
But I wasn't always in her life.
There was a time when somebody else was by her side.
And there was a time when nobody was there.
Not even me.