The Unexpected Encounter
As Elena stepped out of the store, she froze mid-stride.
Right in front of her sat a young pregnant woman, drained of strength, an empty metal cup resting by her knees. Crowds streamed past her as if she were invisible—no one paused, no one cared.
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Elena set her shopping bags aside and studied the woman’s face.
Why wasn’t anyone stopping? And why did her eyes hold such raw, aching fear?
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Elena slipped a few coins into the cup, assuming that this tiny gesture would be the end of their brief encounter.
But she couldn’t have been more wrong.
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