She looked at the woman in front of her and broke down.
Not because she was scared of her.
Because she remembered.
When everyone else left her crying alone, this woman was the only one who came to her side. The only one who stayed close when she felt invisible. And now, standing there again, the little girl could not hide the truth anymore.
“She was the only one who came to my side when I cried.”
Then the words hit even harder.
“Then she stays.”