“Hehehe.”

A small child crouched on the ground, drawing with a stick.

She sketched two figures: one large and one small.

“Hihihi!”

Even though she tried to stifle it, a giggle escaped her lips.

And why wouldn’t it?

For the first time in her life, she had a family.

She drew two lines between the larger figure and the smaller one, connecting them. The corners of her mouth curled upward, as though she could barely contain her happiness.

The drawing on the ground now looked like two people holding hands.

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