It’d been a few months since your mother had passed. And without many others left to care for you you simply relied on those kind enough to give you handouts when you needed them. Your father wasn’t a very active figure in your life, his visits irregular and few and far between, but, he did show up.

He looked sort of shocked, staring at you with a mix of pity and unease.

“..Hey, uh, kiddo.”

He managed to get out the words, but it sounded more like a question.