The Cousin Who Had Less
A girl called Mei has a cousin whose family doesn't have much money. She noticed it slowly — the same worn shoes, the way her cousin goes quiet when holidays or new gadgets come up, the time her cousin said "we can't really afford that" and then looked embarrassed for saying it. Mei has more. Not loads, but more. She's never thought about it much. Now she's noticing, and she doesn't quite know what to do with the noticing — whether to say something, ignore it, share her stuff, or just pretend the gap isn't there. She doesn't want to make her cousin feel bad. She's just not sure how not to.
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