Marine’s mind wandered with the uncertainty of the future when someone opened the door and stepped in. A thin aged lady with a hunchback and stick glared at Marine from where she stood. “You saved me, daughter, didn’t you? she enquired and broke into a smile while Marine looked at her in confusion. “I’m Esther, Marge’s mother,” she introduced herself and gestured the same young girl to step in with food and clothes.
Marine saw them and sighed as she looked away. “Please accept these as a token of our appreciation. You’ve gifted a mother her child back, you saved my daughter from that butcher, I can’t thank you enough,” she expressed her delight while Marine sported a straight face. She felt it odd how the old lady presented a prisoner with gifts.
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