While waiting for my order, I saw a woman and a little girl walk in. The girl, maybe six or seven, had messy braids and clung to her mother\u2019s hand, eyes wide at the colorful menu.<\/p>\n
She whispered, \u201cCan we eat here, please?\u201d<\/p>\n
Her mother, in worn clothes and tired eyes, hesitated before pulling out a crumpled wad of cash. She ordered one hamburger.<\/p>\n
They sat beside me. The mother split the burger, giving the larger half to her daughter, then poured tea from a small thermos into a plastic cup she\u2019d brought from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"