So a few days ago, I was standing on the bus because al the seats were taken. About half way, I was seeing a schoolgirl crying silently. I think she's about my age but I'm still not so sure. Anyway, I felt so bad for not asking the girl what was wrong. The bus was packed with people and I couldn't exactly make my way over to the girl because there were loads of people.

But the one thing that annoyed me so much was that the man next to him wasn't paying attention at all. I felt like actually kicking him and asking him what the matter was with him. There was clearly a poor girl tearing next to him, and all he did was slide away from his seat, ignoring her.

Then she came up near to me since she wanted to get off and coincidentally, I see her at times when we get off the bus (Since I have to walk 15 minutes instead of getting a short cut) She knocked into me and I literally felt my hands shaking because I was so scared for her. There were tears in her eyes but she still apologised, and all I did was turn around and smile. At that point, I really wanted to ask her what was wrong, but I didn't. And I didn't know exactly why.

I'm not the shy sort of person. When it comes to many situations, I just turn honest and say what's on my mind. But it was the fear of seeing a person like her crying which made me feel a little shy to say anything. It's not easy to really ask a stranger if they're okay. Who knows, they might even tear up more.

I didn't know what was wrong but I think it was because she couldn't breathe on the bus. I don't know. But one thing I did know was that I could have changed her life. I could've helped her. Made her smile again. But I waited for her to get off at the same stop as me but she didn't. And I felt so stupid as I turned around. I couldn't see her at all. I felt like seriously punching myself in the face. No matter what background and what conditions she had going on in her life, she is still a person.

I was that one more person who made her unhappy when I could've changed that and helped her. But I've learnt what to do now. Next time, I will ask if she had been alright that time on the bus the next time we see each other. She seemed like a friendly person, so it wouldn't hurt to ask her what was wrong.