“Come on, I’m taking you to my house. My God... this is horrible. If I hadn’t passed by, what would have happened to you, my little one?”As soon as they arrived, the teacher prepared a hearty meal for the boy. He was starving and ate quietly, as if trying to make up for the long hours he had spent alone.While he was eating, she picked up the phone and called Dr. Charles to tell him what had happened.What had been done was unacceptable.Abandoning a child was already terrible. Abandoning an autistic child, leaving him alone and without food, was even worse.“There. Now you’re going to get some rest,” she said, gently stroking the boy’s hair. “I’m going to call your father, and you’re not leaving here until he arrives.”Luiza had no idea of the storm that was waiting for her once the truth came out. There was no acceptable excuse for what she had done.If Gabriela had been home, none of this would have happened.The teacher watched the boy for a few moments, feeling a mixture of sadn
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