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e together again. "Do you want some food?"

a handkerchief along with his sibling. His sibl

lded." Our earnings weren't even fifty pesos

we haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry." Tessa

we approached. He barely looked at me. They we

ded me five piec

an-tan. He didn't say anything, instead

I handed Adrian ten pesos

he road. Tan-tan was already gone, I d

t three wrapped rice meals

from eating too quickly. It's a good thing Adrian also bought water. I told him he should have just

thing that it rained, so we

Tessa complained. Yeah, Adrian didn't answer because

ven know where they are." Jasper

lace, but Ivan was

hind and thought they'd

I couldn't find them anymore. I had to do all the work we

it seemed like it lasted for two hours. But it wasn't that strong,

s scary, and we didn't earn anything toda

ting dark and we didn't earn anything. We

, I'll take

Drian," T

a has a crus

ing, and as we got closer, my

We could hear Boss Herbert

Tessa clung to my arm when we're near in

don't have bad news for us," Boss

I have no idea where he got it from

ss Herbert said with a s

. Boss Herbert looked at us, seeming unhappy, but he l

u get that large amount

on, but we didn't accomplish anyth

do some

was the only way." he replied, a

Tessa whispered,

punished too. While I was at th

You don't need to think about us. You might pu

led by the loudness of Boss Herbert's shout,

d how he was separated from his sibling. After witnessing that sit

of you, we didn't experience that," Tessa s

to visit Tan-tan, but he was locked up. I took

e that Boss Herbert brings for us to bathe with, but it's barely enough for all of us to bathe.

ere, and we don't ha

- two pieces. Tessa and Adrian were

g?" Tan-tan was looking

g would be sold. I wasn't sleeping well, a

of me. I handed him one of the bread, and i

for a moment, wondering if I should tell him

l her." He dropped the bread I gave him an

een looking for you all morning,

g to beg for alms. Adrian was wi

who stole!" Some police of

hree of us imm

kept running without

hear each other's breathing. Even though the trash can smelled terrible, we had

We cleaned our clothes first because they got dirt

us to get inside the vehicle. When we were already inside, we could hardly fight back when they cove