Silence enveloped the living room as no one made a sound. Alex sat beside Alicia on a sofa while his mother and sister sat opposite them. Zoran took the one-person couch on the side.
All of them, except Alex, were staring at Alicia, deep in thought. Emily however, just blinked curiously at this girl who looked to be around her age.
Alex had explained to them how he came across Alicia and why he had brought her home. He claimed to have found her wandering around in the city. She had approached him, saying she was hungry, and Alex had bought food for her.
After that, she had insisted on following him because he was nice to her and she didn't want to be alone. When he asked about her family, Alicia said she didn't have a family and had been alone all her life.
She had even been wearing rags and he was the one who bought this black dress for her.
