Setting the scene…
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The refugee boy
A boy in Afghanistan and his family came to England and was scared to make friends
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Previously
…Karim stood frozen for a moment, the relief washing over him so intensely it made his knees weak. He looked at Lily, at the genuine concern in her eyes, and a shy smile, a real smile this time, touched his lips. He couldn’t speak much English, but he understood the language of kindness, and Lily was speaking it fluently. He pointed back towards the den, a silent invitation. Lily, her eyes sparkling with a new adventure, followed him. As they stood together in the small, hidden space, the fear began to recede, replaced by a tentative warmth. The park, no longer a place of terror, was slowly, surely, becoming an adventure.