Those eyes… they told stories. Stories of hunger that clawed at his ribs, of loneliness echoing through empty streets, and of rejection at every turn. Whenever a family walked in, hope flickered briefly—a tiny spark, fragile but alive, like a candle flickering in the wind.
But hope rarely lasted. Time and again, it was snuffed out. “He’s too old,” people would say. “Not what we’re looking for.” Year after year, hope slowly gave way to quiet resignation.
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