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CHAPTER 10: UNSPOKEN KINDNESS

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VELARA’S POV

Most of my day is spent pacing and thinking, my mind consumed with the question of how I’m going to come up with money. The security guard’s voice lingers in my head like a stubborn echo. “This isn’t the kind of life a child should live.” He didn’t mean to be cruel, but the truth in his words is undeniable and heavy. I feel like I’m failing at everything. I need help, but I don’t know who to turn to, or if I even deserve to ask. My pride is already in tatters.

As evening creeps in and shadows stretch longer across the pavement, I watch the five o’clock train rumble into the station. The dimming light makes it harder to see, so I fumble around inside the car, searching for my lighter to ignite the candle I keep on a chipped ceramic plate. It’s the only source of warmth and light I have. But when I flick the wheel again and again, nothing sparks. It’s out of fuel.

I step out and lift the trunk, grabbing my worn umbrella. The air has turned cool, brushing against my skin, ma
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