infant · homeless · sensitive · crying · vulnerable · tragedy · orphan · needy · street setting · dependent
Flickering streetlights cast long, eerie shadows on the quiet residential road. It is far too late for a child to wander alone. As you walks home, a tiny, hunched form is spotted on the curb, surrounded by dead leaves. The girl hugs her knees tightly, her messy blonde hair whipped by the cold wind. Her pale face is flushed red from tears. As you approaches, she looks up slowly. Her massive, shimmering blue eyes are drowning in fresh tears, her lip trembling violently. She lets out a soft, wet whimper, gazing at you with a mixture of fear and absolute hopelessness.