“I mean,” he continued gently, sensing her hesitation, “if you’d like, you can have a place to stay for a while. A warm bed, regular meals… a chance to go to school if you’d like.”
Her eyes widened at the mention of school—a luxury that had become unfathomable since her world turned upside down. She remembered her grandmother’s stories about how education was the key to changing one’s life, and here was a chance, almost gift-wrapped and offered by a stranger.
