I returned the rings to Roon. To my surprise, he took two from my hand and as for the other three, he wrapped my fingers over them. He said "For you."
I looked at that dirty face of the little guy, trying to hold back tears. He didn't have a lot of possessions, but he wanted to give me his toy? How many cupcakes he had to sell for him to obtain that toy?
True richness is not how much you have in your pocket, but how much you are willing to take out from your pocket for others. I linked the plastic rings to my backpack, indeed they are worthless toys, but they carried a priceless lesson.
So we returned to the hotel room late and tired. I showered first and quickly dried my hair. We had such an extraordinary day. The other gnawing thought casually popped up in my head and I pushed it aside, like I wanted it but I wasn't ready.
When Cliff was in the shower, I hurriedly tucked myself in bed and pulled the blanket over my head. I shall pretend to be asleep when he stepped out of the shower.
Cliff bid me goodnight and went to the other bed.