Speaker A
The girl was picking up trash at a street corner when another scavenger suddenly started picking on her. He not only snatched the bottles she had worked hard to collect, but even kicked her to the ground. Su Lin clutched her stomach as a sharp pain shot through her. She quickly got up and dragged her bag away, trying [music] to escape. She hadn't eaten all day, and hunger kept hitting her in waves. She picked up half a bottle of milk left by the roadside [music] and sipped it slowly. But the next moment, a woman grabbed her arm and accused her of stealing a bottle of milk from her pocket. Trembling with fear, she yanked her arm free, she grabbed her bag and fled. In the end, Su Lin's bag was completely empty. She had found nothing. [music] Vincent didn't say any comforting words. He simply took the scraps he had collected from his own bag and quietly placed them into her empty one, comforting her in his clumsy way. Su Lin stood blankly at the mouth [music] of the alley, watching another mother hold her child in her arms, gently soothing her. Her chest ached as if pricked by needles. As she turned the corner, Su Lin ran into a police [music] patrol. She stood frozen for a long time, fingers nervously clutching the hem of her clothes, torn over whether to go back with the police. This life on the streets had made her feel out of place in every way. Yet she knew clearly that ever since she left home, her parents had already given up on her. That home was no longer hers to return to. The sky had gone completely dark. Vincent bent down and opened the entrance to the drain [music] pipe. Su Lin stood at the opening, hesitating for a long time. Then she turned and looked toward the distant, brightly [music] lit streets. Vincent saw through her thoughts at once. He stood quietly beside her, waiting. Finally, Su Lin took a deep breath, bent down, and crawled into the drain pipe on her own. At that moment, [music] Vincent was as happy as a child who had just been given candy, secretly dancing with joy.
