Little Girl In A Mega City

The girl’s father left her in the market area of the South Korean capital, Seoul. She was abandoned in one of the most crowded areas of the city with her favorite soft toy. Back then, she spent the entire day searching for her father who made his daughter a promise, which the little girl failed to understand was a false one.

False Hope

The four-year-old Reena innocently followed her father’s instruction. Not even in her worst nightmare had she ever thought that her dad will leave her just like that. After waiting for a couple of hours, she bought herself a burger and sat on the same bench for dad’s return. Sadly, he never intended to return in the first place. 

Brave Little Fellow

The girl spent the entire day happily thinking that her dad thinks of her as a brave girl who can roam around the market all by herself. She didn’t talk to any strangers. She managed to stay there all day long, unnoticed by any suspicious person. She was feeling a sense of freedom at quite an early age. But this fun time started to look more of punishment soon.

Dozing Off

When her dad was nowhere in the market even after evening, she slept on the same bench to make sure her father will find her when he’s back. When evening turned into night, she had no clue of it. That’s when the defining moment in her life was about to take place.

Closing Time Soon

The little girl was exhausted with the whole day’s unplanned outing and didn’t notice that it was almost the market’s closing time. That’s when a woman caught the sight of the little girl sleeping on a bench in the corner. The woman woke her up and asked her name, and her address.

Renee Alanko

Back in the month of March during 1984, Renee was just 4 years old when the life-changing incident took place. She was so young to understand what was happening but people who knew her story felt pity for the little girl. She was found in a miserable condition on the streets without any guardian.