It's okay. She'll learn. For now, she can enjoy getting hugged.

"I don't think so. I don't think he'll laugh in a mean way. Maybe he was laughing because he was happy? People do that sometimes." And it's a nicer way to think about it. "Knowing yourself is the first step to truly letting someone in to share your life. When you see him again, you'll be able to talk to him, and I have a feeling you two will work everything out."

Oh, that's what she wants to get hung up on, is it? Verity can't help but smirk. "Well, you know, you're going to need help and someone to talk to, so it looks like you're stuck with me."