Not by her own choice

 She was very excited today after-all the schools were re-opening after a long summer break.The streets seem pretty empty most of the days during vacation as everyone is gone somewhere or the other. The number of children in the park decreased. So did the number of vehicles on the street. She always preferred the crowded park and the busy streets, with a lot of children/people hustling and cars honking. The silence seemed haunting and lonely. 

There wasn't much to do for her during the vacations. Her mother passed away a few months back and, she had never seen her father since she was 2 years old. Her step-father didnt bother to look after her or his own child i.e., her little brother. He moved on and left them alone. Her little brother was too young to play with, and the kids she saw in the park, they would never play with her. She found the vacations the laziest and the slowest going. she kept herself busy by doing the household chores and looking after her little brother. 

She would often buy Food on a regular basis and save some as well in the house for later. The little food saved was about to finish, so to save and make that food last longer she would sleep empty stomach sometimes. A lot of nights would go by empty stomach gazing at the night sky, but she made sure her little brother, the only family she was left with, would never have to face starvation. 

The long Summer vacation was finally over and she couldn't be any happier. The parks would soon be full of children and the schools and the streets would be crowded again. Now, once again, she can start selling stationery, snacks and whatever she has to sell for that day, at the traffic signal, near the park, and near the school to well feed the only family she was left with.