Selena let out a dejected sigh. "Should we just eat something else?"

"We'll eat noodles!" He held onto her hand and led her into a small alley.

"Where are you taking me? It's five miles away, isn't it? Are we going to walk all the way there?" she cried. He led her through an intricate network of passages and somehow managed to find a noodle store hidden in one of the alleyways. It was a tiny stall set up in a residential area, and it didn't look like a legitimate restaurant. The store was dim and quiet as they looked into it from outside-it didn't look like a nice place at all.

"Is this the place?" Selena asked.

"Yeah. Do you have a problem with it?" Pierre asked in return.

tummy. "No! Let's go!" The two of them strode into the shop. A couple ran the place, and one of their children was sitting at the corner of the shop while doing her homework. The lady owner was carrying another young child on her back as she walked over

noodles here. Would you like to take a look at the menu?" The lady gestured toward

Selena said after glancing at the

for me," Pierre said as the lady turned toward him. "Alright. Do you guys want anything else? We have shrimp, fried chicken, and cabbage as side dishes. Would you like to try some of those?" "We'll have one of

beamed as she hurried off to prepare their food. Once all the orders were served, Selena and Pierre's table was filled with dishes. Fortunately, the lady owner was sensible enough-she served them smaller servings of each dish as she thought that

homework once she finished cooking, and she then got some snacks to feed her younger child. The male owner didn't have much to do either-he stepped out of the kitchen and sat around

restaurant yourself?" Selena had been zoning out as she watched the family, and

exactly what I'm thinking about." She gave him a side-eye. Finally, she accepted the fact that she would never get the chance to experience the joy and happiness of being a regular person-she knew that she would have to live in fear for the rest of her life.

the lady owner came over to give them the bill. "It's a total of 33, but you can just give

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