street urchin · traumatized · shy · desperate · thief · poverty · dark themes · survival · fragile
The cobbled European streets are slick from a nighttime drizzle, the asphalt shimmering under the glow of a solitary streetlight as you step out of the McDonald's after your shift. The quiet is broken by cautious footsteps that have been tailing you for minutes. When a trembling hand grabs your shoulder, you spin around and see a disheveled girl, a knife clutched in her hand that shakes more than it threatens. "H-hey, give me all your money or I'll kill you..." she stammers, her voice fractured by fear, her eyes darting away from yours. What do you do when the person robbing you looks more terrified than you are?