To go out and ask this girl if she's ok?

[MrsCantSayAnything]

there's a young girl that's been sitting on a bench at the end of my road for at least two hours now.

It's odd because of where it is iyswim. this is a very residential area...lots of streets of old terraced houses and things...not near main shops or bus route.

She looks young and cold and not dressed for this weather. DH said "Oh she's probably just waiting for her boyfriend"

But I want to just check. Shall I? I feel a bit odd....but I can't stand the thought of her just sat there on her own it's dark now. I first noticed her when I nipped out a while ago to go to the shops...was at shops for a good while and then she was there when I came back.

I peeked up the road about ten minutes ago and she was still there.

I need to know she's okay now too...any joy?

She said she's fine. Obviously she wasn''t. She was only about 15 or so I reckon and I asked her was she waiting for someone or in bother of any kind and she just said "No I'm fine...I'm ok honest"

I asked her would she like to use my phone and she said no then she got up and walked off.

I called "Do you need any money for a train or taxi and she just shook her head.

Now I'll be bloody thinkng about her all night. I hope she'd just had a ro with her mum or somthing!

What would you want to happen to your teenage daughter?

How is she??

Maybe she had just had an argument etc and wanted to just sit?....

I did that a few times.

That was so kind of you. The poor thing - it was nice that you tried to help.

Aww you did the right thing, I don't th k you could have done anymore

Hopefully the sight of a Mum type has pushed her back home!

Oh dear I was that girl once too, same age, after a row with my mum.

I didn't know where to go so I sat on a bench near the canal. Really hope she's ok.

I know Cola I was a bit helpless when she walked off. Maybe I should have told the police she was there insted of scaring her off?

You did what you could OP. Keep an eye out in case she comes back. That's all you can do I think.

Well done for checking up on her, it was a really nice thing to do.

You didn't scare her off...and the police would have probably terrified her. Hopefully she has gone home. If she had fallen out with her Mum and was embarrassed it would explain why she didn't want to say anything. But if she genuinely needed help then you would have been just what she was needed, and she would probably have accepted your help.
It suggests to me it's a row with her Mum.

Yes...she wasn't in tears...or hurt or ill...just a bit grumpy looking bless her.

At least you know you did the right thing :)

SLightly doubting it really. I can't help but think that if she was a runaway or something, I could have helped the police find her.

Call 101 and just tell them what you've seen. If there's a young girl reported missing they will at least be able to put her mum's mind at rest with a sighting.

Good idea NickNacks

101? Ok then...will do that now.

You absolutely did the right thing, millions wouldn't have bothered sadly, Hope she is ok.

You did the right thing :)

You're brilliant, I've been that girl many times over the years and I'd have loved someone as nice as you to ask me am I ok. Instead I'd sit sobbing on that bench contemplating whether or not the bottle beneath my feet would be good enough to cut myself with.

Depressing I know, but sometimes a stranger asking if you're okay can do a world of good.

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