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It was already afternoon. Rosa slowly opened her eyes at the sound of a knock on the door. She hadn’t realized when she had fallen asleep while crying.
She swallowed hard, got up, and walked to the door. When she opened it, the same woman from before stood there.
“Have you been sleeping?” the woman asked. Rosa gave a small nod.
“You’ve slept enough. Now let’s go, you need to eat.” she said gently, though Rosa just stood still with her eyes down.
The woman, Lilia, noticed her puffy eyes. Her heart ached for the little girl, for whatever pain she was going through.
“Please, you need to eat. You’re starving—” Lilia stopped mid-sentence when Rosa looked up. Her eyes were teary, lips trembling.
Lilia’s heart squeezed seeing the raw pain in her eyes. The girl’s small frame shoo
