And as I watched her walk toward her sister’s waiting car, I realized something that stayed with me long after she disappeared down the street:
Sometimes helping someone isn’t about saving their life in one dramatic moment.
Sometimes it’s simply showing them they deserve better than the life they’ve been told to accept.
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