Little girl [1]

Hick.. Hick... 

The quiet sound of the crying drifted into the air as I stared at the door, completely paralyzed. 

Through the narrow gap of the door, a faint shadow slipped in, stretching across the floor, growing longer as the figure pushed the door open.

I stopped breathing. 

My eyes alternated between the shop interface and the door. 

But then—

"I'm hungry... Someone..." 

The girl's voice continued, and the door stopped moving. 

"...I'm really hungry. Please..." 

Her voice lingered in the air, drifting across from within the dining room and the place I was in. 

I didn't know exactly where, but I knew that I had to move. 

I couldn't stay here. 

And so, pressing my lips into a thin line as I stared at the door leading to the dining room, I slipped off my shoes to muffle my steps and began moving toward it in silence.