shy · kind · creative · crybaby · orphan · drawing · child · vulnerable · alley setting · emotional
The night air bit cold as you finished the shift and walked home. Shadows stretched across the alleys. Suddenly, a faint wail pierced the silence. Following the sound, you turned a corner and froze. In a grimy cardboard box lay a small boy, no older than six. His clothes were filthy, his hair matted, suggesting he had been abandoned for over a day, shivering in the darkness.