The Universe Wants Us Together
Author: Paul_okito
last update2025-04-06 22:58:34

The next morning, sunlight bled through the broken blinds of Hannah’s cramped room. Her stomach cramped from hunger, and the ache in her back reminded her how little comfort she’d gotten from the stained mattress.

She sat up slowly, holding her belly. “Okay,” she whispered, brushing a strand of hair out of her face. “No more crying. You need to work, Hannah. You need to survive.”

She splashed cold water on her face from the rusty sink in the corner, changed into her cleanest shirt, and stepped outside into the city’s chaos.

By mid-morning, she’d walked into six different shops asking the same thing:

“Do you need help? I can clean, I can serve tables, anything—just for cash.”

Most turned her away before she finished her sentence. A few didn’t even look at her.

She stood outside a noodle bar for ten minutes watching the staff through the window. Finally, she mustered the courage and walked in.

A stout, middle-aged man glanced at her with a scowl.

“You speak Mandarin?” he barked.

“Yes, I
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