A burning sensation reverberated throughout my body, creeping up my spine and clenching the insides of my body. I tried twisting out of the bush but it was no use. The branches around me had engulfed me, leaving me to dry out in the scorching sunlight. Several months being stuck in the golden meadows under a suffocating sky of perfect blue was smothering me. The curse made me weak, I lost consciousness many times and having only one leg made from wood was useless. I closed my heavy eyelids and waited for another indistinguishable day to pass by.
The sound of light footsteps approaching; ploughing through the rustling leaves; awoke me. I opened my eyes to find two cold hands tugging at the bottom of me. I was startled when they managed to yank me free. The cascading golden fields stretched out over the horizon and amidst it all, I saw an old woman whose soft hazelnut eyes crinkled into a colourless expression. She wore a dark mauve shawl that hung over her broad shoulders, showing off her light purple gown.
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She spoke another few words to me; but my mind was more focused on her sweet caramel coloured eyes.
“You know you don’t seem like the one to talk,” she stated.
She slowly turned around and began limping back up the mountainous terrain. I couldn’t bear to watch this kind old lady begin a dangerous journey without someone or something accompanying her. My instinct was to help her, I searched for the nearest stick that was around her waist height. I found a branch that was the perfect size for her and quickly followed the trail of semi-crunchy squashed leaves that she had left behind. I hopped around her, stopping her in the middle of her pathway and gave her the stick.
“Thank you, this cane is perfect! It’s just what I need,” she
As Greg blew into his saxophone, the sad song wafted out into the auditorium. He began to remember his past, his parents dying, him becoming homeless and finding a saxophone on the street and learning how to play it without no help, people throwing money in the bucket when Greg’s playing the saxophone. Thanking the man who heard him playing the instrument on the street and made him an artist, and making him the man he is today, the life he never expected. Going through all the incidents he went through his life, the bad times of him sleeping on the streets, no food, begging on the streets playing the saxophone. Greg is 45 today, it is Greg’s last concert and his birthday, he is dressed up in a black suit with a red tie, his bald head shining
“Hey, Athena,” Peter calls my name from across the small store, “man the cash register, I need to pee.”
Today, if we see a multitude of skin on the road settled, that there is nothing strange. In fact, according to The State of Homelessness in America 2013, 610,042 people were experiencing homelessness; as the result, we can see a significant number through that report. Due to that reason, many charities have been established to be able to help the homelessness. According to me, one of the charities that I appreciate is Thomas House which is an Orange County non-profit organization for homeless because it provide a safe, supportive environment and the resources necessary for homeless families with children while empowering them to become independent and self-sufficient.
Miranda C. Watkins usually I send a private email to those who are leaving the Homeless Program... in my 19 years of working here, truly I find joy in getting to know and work with you. We built a trust that I pray will last for years to come and hopefully out paths will one day cross again...
As a kid I had always lived in well diversified areas. I didn't care who you were or what you looked like, I was raised to treat everyone the same. I wasn't personally exposed to the idea of inequality until I was in middle school. I had always imagined that everyone just had jobs and lived their daily lives. I didn't quite grasp the extent of the idea that people can die, be homeless, be criminals, or racists. I also didn't grasp how great the people of our society can be. That was until my parents told me about the first times they had in America coming from Mexico. I don't remember what I said or did to provoke these stories, but they were surely eye opening.
Lacey Cash glanced at the lime green Timex watch on her left hand as she pushed the silver key into the overused Kevo Bluetooth electronic deadbolt on 19 First Avenue Mont Lamberte. It was 3:00 p.m. and she was scheduled to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Lavish at 5:00 p.m. Lacey had managed to secure the two hours she needed to complete the house inspection before the Lavish couple arrived with the real estate attorneys. She had spent two hours yesterday going over all their opinions and they had made an offer, which was accepted. The Lavish were a nice young couple. They were expecting twins and they were due in a couple of weeks. Needless to say, they were anxious to move into their own home before the new arrivals.
She looked at me, a serious expression on her face and something feral in her eyes.
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