The Girl

Fiona’s intuition had spiked as this man and girl, about eight years old in her estimation, walked into the café.  She gave her glasses a gentle shove at the bridge of her nose as if to sharpen her sight.  The girl had dark circles under her eyes and her tangled hair struggled against a few haphazard clips. Her cold gaze betrayed experiences too harsh for such tender years. The man had walked close, steering her by the shoulder. She carried a tattered backpack, with a rainbow motif had all but disappeared. This was not a girl on a holiday, Fiona thought. Then a bell rang in the back of her mind, they seemed oddly familiar.  She had seen his light brown eyes, hair and slim build before.

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