Invite the Moon

The biting cold wind scraped the woman's bones like a knife through her skin. The swaddled baby on her back was whimpering and could no longer cry out. She gently raised her left foot, took a small step forward, then slowly dragged her right foot forward, and raised her head to look at the city not far away... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.