The Bound Between Us

Chapter 135

Chapter 135

Anastasia’s eyes welled up when she heard this. Grabbing the little girl’s hand, she said, “Come, I’ll take you to grab some grub.” She didn’t care about the girl’s grubbiness and just scooped her up, heading towards her car.

Herman was taken aback when he saw the girl in Anastasia’s arms. He had seen this girl in their neighborhood before.

What was she up to?’ Herman asked. “How come she’s here all by herself?”

Gently stroking the girl’s cheek, Anastasia said, her voice heavy, “She was hungry, scrounging for bread in the trash bin. How could her parents treat such a sweetheart like this?”

Resting quietly in Anastasia’s arms, the little girl seemed to enjoy the warmth.

Looking at the bright eyes of the girl, her dirty clothes, messy hair, and ill-fitting shoes, Herman felt a lump in his throat. “Do you know this girl?” He asked Anastasia.

seen her in the neighborhood, Anastasia replied. Last time, she was starving, so I took her home and cooked for her. Her name is Pattie, and lives in building six. I think her parents might favor boys over girls.

in the neighborhood, too” Herman said, trying to roll up the girl’s

Can we

her, then slowly

thin, her arms full of bruises, and her little hands were rough with many tiny wounds. It was easy to tell she had to do chores often. Anastasia and Herman both felt a pang of pain and anger

spend more time with

day, so Anastasia had

Anastasia off, Herman took Pattie to eat. While eating, he made a call “Nelson, I need some clothes for a little girl, like head-to-toe outfits. for a four- or five-year-old. Shoes too.

to before, owned by Collin. The food was great,

of pity. He poured a glass of water

her age could afford to be picky eaters, but not Pattie. She often had to make do with leftovers; sometimes she

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