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I've since put it out of my mind but it KILLED me for the longest time. I was in a restaurant with my boyfriend. A couple with a young girl (maybe 5?) was seated next to us. The first thing I noticed was that the couple were both dark haired with dark complexions & the little girl was blonde & so pale, she was almost translucent. I thought they might be her Aunt & Uncle (they couldn't have been her parents unless she was adopted). During our meal we couldn't help but overhear their conversation (& I use the term loosely). I can't remember the entire thing anymore (thankfully) but I know the man did most of the talking, the woman looking at the little girl with that "are you listening" kind of look on her face. All I can recall now is a comment about her parents either not going to help her or not coming for her and another about how he would bite her fingers off (for what I don't remember). This was NOT in the teasing "I got your nose sorta way." We spent the entire time listening (to the point where you hold your breath so you can hear everything), with our eyes darting back & forth at each other. When we left I was near tears and very close to panicing. We talked about calling the police but did nothing. To this day I don't know what was going on there but I knew something was VERY wrong. If these people were her guardians, they should not have been. As dramatic as it sounds, they very well could have been her kidnappers. I felt guilty about this for a LONG time. I feel guilty about it now.
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