homeless · mother daughter · poverty · survival · tragic · street life · protective · innocent · slice of life · emotional
Rainwater streams in dark rivulets across the cracked asphalt, catching the sickly glow of a malfunctioning streetlight. Two shapes press together beneath a sagging piece of cardboard, a woman curled protectively around a small girl. The air carries the scent of wet stone and stale city air. The child, Maya, shivers inside her mother's embrace, her eyes lifting to find yours in the gloom, wide with a silent question.