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Descriptive Essay: How Pasco Changed My Life

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“It’s not Ben…it’s not Ben,” he says. It takes me a few moments before I can feel myself breathe again, and few more after that before I can walk. Father’s in the lead, and Pasco walks in front of me, as I see blurs of color and bodies, shadows of bodies blocking out all the light, even the sun. Father keeps his head down, and he barely makes it to the next alleyway before he starts retching. I stand there, my hand on Father’s back as he continues to gag. An old woman walks over to us from one of the stalls and hands Father a wet cloth. Father nods, and uses the rag to wipe his face clean. The woman smiles, and walks back to her stall. The stench is overwhelming. Pasco makes a noise and I turn to see him pointing at two soldiers headed down …show more content…

I sit down, keeping my eyes on the soldiers walking down the street. Pasco starts giggling, and I look to see what he is doing. Pasco’s little hands are reaching to a tree branch that holds a small bundle of fur clinging for life. A kitten. For all the coaxing the little boy tries, the kitten clings tight to the tree. His little arms reach up to bring the kitten down, but the kitten takes a small swipe, nearly falling straight into Pasco’s arms as he loses his grip on the …show more content…

I keep my fingers away from the teeth and claws. Its little black paws cling to the boy for dear life. Pasco giggles as he strokes the kitten’s soft fur. The soldiers, swords drawn as though daring someone to try something walk right past us without looking. I pull Pasco close to me, prepared to pick him up and run if the soldiers decide to come back towards us. The soldiers seem to be too interested in a couple of Egyptian men. Some merchant comes up to the soldiers, and starts complaining loudly about the damage. I smile. I recognize the merchant is Melok. I keep an eye on Father, who is hiding in the stall, and he picks up on what Melok is doing. The soldiers move on after they take down the merchant’s complaints about the Senate to reimburse if they see fit to. I look down at Pasco, and he has the kitten already asleep in his arms. I walk up to Melok, and he guides me into his stall where Father is waiting. “They are looking for you, my friend,” Melok says to Father as he closes the door. Father nods, “They have followed us since the inn.” I put Pasco down on the floor, while the kitten wakes, ready to play. “Why are those soldiers following us?” I say. Melok comes back with a pot of tea and hands me a

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