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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada 
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Each night the boy stands outside the bakeshop backdoor, waiting for the shopman to throw leftover breads. If he is lucky, he’s there ahead of all the kids, Who, like him, come scrounging for these precious scraps. Tonight, the streets are dark and slippery. The rains have come, and he has no raincoat. He knows he will be late, later than all the others, still hope pushes him to go, anyway. Inside a one-room shanty, his mother lies sick and moaning, The boy is reluctant to leave her this way, in pain. But this is their only lifeblood, their daily bread. The boy huddles and shivers beneath the store’s canopy, waiting for the shopman and his unsold breads. But the shop lights are turned off, and not a kid is around. In desperation, he climbs in through an open window, determined to find breads the shopman has left. Peering through the counters, he touches the alarm. And there is no bread. The police comes and takes him away, empty-handed. |
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Yu Lan Senior Member
since 2000-04-13
Posts 1462New Zealand |
Oh.. that's so sad!! Very well done jjote.. I enjoyed the read It's nice to share - kiss someone when you have a cold. |
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SPIRIT Senior Member
since 2002-12-29
Posts 1745California Desert |
A tear-jerker for sure. |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
jjote: A sad story and unfortunately, I'm sure it is all too true, in many parts of the world. really has impact! Betty Lou Hebert |
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Such a sad... and true... visage of poverty - Thanks for sharing your insights with us, jjote...  |
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DawnG
since 2000-06-23
Posts 1494United States |
Wow! This is very sad. Is this a true story? What became of the boy and his mother? Dawn |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
It's just a story that comes to my mind when I see street boys roaming around at night, some reaching out their hands to beg when cars pause at traffic stop lights, or even little girls selling flowers.. and yes, it can all be too true, and I'm just giving vent to the sadness. Thanks to all for empathizing. |
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lorenlynn Member
since 2003-01-27
Posts 203California Beaches |
Great writing, very impressive. |
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