Love Unspoken

Quinn had no idea how long she'd been wandering when she spotted a faint figure near a trash can. Squinting, she cautiously moved closer.

As she got nearer, she realized it was an old woman, hunched over. Something about her seemed familiar, so Quinn gently tapped her shoulder.

The old woman, startled, shuddered violently before spinning around. Upon seeing Quinn, she let out a sigh of relief.

She retrieved half a loaf of bread from behind her and began to gnaw on it, right in front of Quinn. Quinn, with a fixed gaze on the old woman, gently took her hand and shook her head, indicating that the old woman should stop eating. "Do you want some?" The old woman sized Quinn up, her attire suggesting she was not in need of charity.

Quinn, setting down the cake she held, gestured emphatically. "Juliet, don't you remember me? It's me, Quinn."

Under the streetlight, the old woman watched Quinn's hands move like butterflies. After a moment, she looked at Quinn's face and her voice shook, "Are you Quinn?"

Tears welled up in Quinn's eyes as she nodded. "Yeah, it's me. What are you doing here?"

up so

eyes mirrored Quinn's, filled with tears. She let out a forlorn sigh, picked up her cane from beside the trash can, and shuffled over to sit on a nearby set of stone steps. Quinn followed

Juliet had fallen down the stairs and broken her leg, leading Ulysses to insist on her early retirement for rest and recovery. Quinn had always assumed Juliet had returned to her hometown

cake and gestured, "Juliet, today's

"It's your birthday? Happy birthday, dear Quinn. It's

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that gifts weren't necessary. Everyone was wishing her a happy birthday, but why

in her mobile wallet. Returning with the water, Quinn handed it to Juliet and asked what had happened. It was then that Juliet revealed that after dedicating her life to the Kennedys and retiring, her son and daughter-in-law had taken her savings to buy a house in

allowed her to live decently. But after his death, they cut her off, and

old woman and felt a mix of emotions. Juliet had toiled for the Kennedys her entire life, only to be left struggling for basic necessities in her golden years. Such a tragic twist of fate. When

spend the birthday together was broken. Why would he worry about her? Recognizing Quinn's dejection, Juliet didn't pry further. She

home, gently placing her on the couch. As he was about to leave,