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“We were lucky it didn’t rain last night, but we don’t know about today or tomorrow. We don’t have money for food here. Everything is too expensive. If we stay longer, we might even spend our fare on food. The corn we brought… will only last us until today.”
His voice was calm, but heavy with reality. Tim’s face fell, devastated—but his determination did not disappear.
“We can try again, Papa,” he said quickly.
“I’ll go to EDV later. I’ll try to see Dr. Belle there.”
Before his father could respond, Tim opened their small bag and pulled out a cob of corn, handing it to him before taking one for himself.
“Let’s eat first, Papa,” he added with forced cheer.
“Then I’ll go to EDV early. You just