Alice

I wondered what was happening. My eyes widened as I tried to understand the whole situation between this woman and us.

"I saw this little kid outside," she said softly. "He says he lost his mother."

"It's me!" a woman exclaimed, rushing towards us. She hugged her son tightly, tears of relief in her eyes.

After thanking the lady, she took her child back to her seat. The woman turned to us, a small smile on her face.

"Wishing you both the best, Xavier," she said, her voice laced with a hint of melancholy.

I watched in stunned silence as the drama unfolded before me. The woman's sudden appearance,...