Gone? Left? Or dead? Either way, Esperanza's heart reached out to the girl. She wanted to ask more. Talk more about it. But not with someone she had just met. She knew what touching new wounds could do to a person and she wouldn't do that to this girl. Not when she wanted to make a new friend.

She'd ask later, though. She wouldn't forget.

Esperanza shook her head at the question again. "I was just trying to get a feel of the place and figure out where everything is. This place is kind of huge... I've never been in a home like that." A few office buildings that were large, sure, but still. Nothing ever like this.