Echoes of Poverty Chapter 2: Hunger ‎-Rika's stomach twisted in pain. It had been two days since she’d eaten anything. She searched through trash bins, hoping for scraps. The scent of fresh bread from a nearby bakery made her dizzy. She reached out to beg, but people walked past, their eyes avoiding hers. Desperation gnawed at her—should she steal? But fear held her back. Instead, she curled up in an empty doorway, the ache of hunger her only companion.

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