Compassion
The lady would hang around the shopping center for hours and hours, but she wasn’t always by herself. Melissa sometimes saw a man with her; she thought he was the kid’s dad. They were an usual sight for people who used to hang around the area.
Naturally, every now and then a passerby felt compassion for them and gave them some change or warm drinks and sandwiches. One day, Melissa couldn’t resist her curiosity anymore; she felt like she had to find out the truth about that woman.