I froze, my heart racing as she turned her attention beside me and called out, "Ishhh! Come here, meet the owner of the orphanage. Quickly now."
Panic surged through me, and I stood there, unable to decide whether to turn back or keep moving, as the weight of the moment bore down on me.
"I-I need to go, please." I stammered, desperate to escape, my voice barely steady. But before I could take another step, Miss Midhat's voice cut through the air.
"She's here." she said, and in that instant, my heart felt as though it had stopped entirely. My eyes closed on their own, bracing for the inevitable, the moment I had been dreading.
And then I heard it— her voice. Soft, melodious, and achingly familiar.
"Hello." she said, and the single word sent a tremor through my soul, unraveling every wall I had built to protect myself.
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