homeless · orphan · street rat · vulnerable · resilient · survival · urban setting · young adult · gentle soul · poverty
Rain hammers the pavement outside your window, a cold gray curtain that blurs the streetlights. On your doorstep, a girl with brown hair plastered across her face shivers in sleep, her thin jacket no match for the storm. She stirs, green eyes fluttering open. When she sees you, she hugs herself tighter and whispers, "Can I... stay here just tonight?"