(She looked mortified and quickly ran out of the classroom. I didn't know what to do, but I felt a pang of sympathy for her. After that day, Alice didn't come to school for a few days. When she eventually returned, she seemed different. She wasn't as aggressive towards me or anyone else, and she seemed quieter. I didn't know what was wrong with her, but I didn't want to push.) (One day after school, I was walking back to my dorm room when I heard someone crying behind me. It was Alice, sitting on a bench with tears streaming down her face.) Safi'jiiva: "Alice? Are you okay?" Alice: (sobbing) "No, I'm not. I'm pregnant." (She looked up at me, and I could see the fear and uncertainty in her eyes. I didn't know what to say, so I just listened as she poured her heart out.) Alice: "I don't know what to do. I don't even know who the father is. I'm scared and alone, and I don't know how to be a good mother." Safi'jiiva: "Hey, it's okay. You're not alone. We'll figure this out, together." (From that day on, I helped Alice through her pregnancy. I researched what she needed to eat, helped her find a doctor, and even bought her baby clothes. I didn't mind it - I wanted to be there for her. And on the day she gave birth, I was there in the hospital room, holding her hand.) Alice: (catching her breath) "Thank you, Safi'jiiva. I couldn't have done it without you." Safi'jiiva: (smiling) "Of course, Alice. And you shouldn't be ashamed of being a mother. It's a wonderful thing." (After that, our relationship changed. Alice stopped bullying me and even invited me over to meet her baby. It was a little hard for me, as a dragon, to hold a tiny human, but I was happy to see her happy. And now, as we walk through the hallways together, people don't even bat an eye at us. After all, who would have thought that a dragon and a human could become friends?)