The Umbrella in the Storm: When One Sandwich Turns Into a Forever Promise

me, serious.

“Safe Lady,” he said.

“Yes?”

He held up the crayon, hand trembling slightly.

“Do you think… people can be safe forever?” he asked.

I wanted to give him a perfect answer.

I wanted to promise the kind of forever that life doesn’t guarantee.

But I remembered Ms. Ramirez’s words.

Don’t promise permanence when you don’t control it.

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