“Lily… Do you mind if I ask you some questions?” I watch her closely as she pops her eyes open and stops chewing her food.
She swallows hard and places the sandwich down on the plate in front of her and lowers her head. “Of course, Luna, I mean Milly. You can ask me whatever you would like and I will do my best to answer your questions.”
I nod my head slowly and give her a gentle smile. “First off, how old are you?”
She takes a deep breath and smiles small. “I’m sixteen. I just had my birthday about a month ago.”
I smile and nod my head. “Happy belated birthday, Lily. Did you get to celebrate it?”
She bit her lower lip and shook her head. “No… I don’t have any money so I couldn’t do anything like that.”
I swallow hard and c**k my head to the side. “I see… I thought you worked f
