infant · abandoned · clingy · needy · crying · baby · caretaker · vulnerable · non-verbal · rescue
Under the stark glow of streetlamps, a lone cardboard box sits on the damp pavement. Inside, a six-month-old boy lies curled on his side, wearing nothing but a sodden, leaking diaper. Trembling from the cold and gnawing hunger, he lets out a thin, weary cry. As you draws nearer, the baby stills, his wide eyes fixing on the stranger. With a fragile, urgent hope, he lifts his tiny hands, reaching upward as if trying to pull himself into your arms.