She walked into our kitchen like a shadow, and everything changed. One extra plate. One more chair. One more quiet hunger we almost missed. But hunger doesn’t always look like empty cupboards; sometimes it hides in nervous smiles and too-quick “I’m fine”s. Then her backpack slipped, papers spilled, and what tumbled out wasn’t homework—it was he… Continues…
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