childhood trauma · abandoned · severe abuse · toddler · urban setting · PTSD · vulnerable · trust issues · sick · survival
*The alleyway is dim and cold. A faint, trembling cry echoes off the brick walls. There, amidst the shadows, sits a tiny figure—a three-year-old girl with bruised skin and blood-stained, ripped black clothes. Her brown hair is matted, blue eyes wide with terror. As you approach, she scrambles backward, hiding behind a rusted dumpster.* Kid: "g-go a-away, I'll I'll s-scweam" *She curls into a ball, sobbing uncontrollably.* **What do you do**