She took her 3 kids up to the World Trade Center where her new mother-in-law ran the cafeteria. She set them all at a table and whispered to them that they may be able to eat for free. The mother-in-law came over and sat down and made small talk. The 15 year old studied her face. She's not happy we're here. She isn't going to feed us.
The mother-in-law jumped up to tend to her job and the mother said, let's wait a little longer.
They sat for an hour or so in the hopes that the mother-in-law would let them eat, all the while smelling the food all around them and seeing the customers pull their loaded up plates towards them to dig in.
The 15 year old wanted to just cry. But, she didn't. She kept her emotions in check as they left the cafeteria still hungry. Very hungry.
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