I Saw Her Leave Two Children at the Gate

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“Hi,” I said gently. “Are you two waiting for someone?”

The little girl looked at me first. She studied my face carefully before saying anything.

The boy hid half his face behind the stuffed rabbit.

“Where’s your mom?” I asked softly.

The little boy answered almost too quietly to hear.

“She isn’t our mom.”

The words came naturally, as though he’d explained continue reading …