A friend indeed.

"Do you like it?" Ashley asked, "or should I give you the tangerines?".

The little girl didn't respond and quietly soak away the juice as she struggles to squeeze it with her tiny hands.

She blinks at Ashley when she was unable to make it soft.

Ashley understood as she help her out.

"Thank you" the little girl's voice was soft and soothing to the ears. It came out as a whisper but Ashley heard it due to how close they were.

She flashes a sweet smile as she peels on the third.

All through, they never spoke again. One after the other, her little Pumpkin ate all the oranges leaving the tangerines and grapefruit fruits which she happily ate.

By the time she was done attending to her little Pumpkin, it was already ten thirty in the morning and she had to get going so she will be able to come back later in the evening.

With that, she bade her goodbye to Selene and went on.

Alina was not at home when she arrived.

Without delay, She took her bath and quickly prepared something which she ate