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me in tw
nd weak. Mom shou
l so hungry. I take a cereal box
really
he sleeps. Well, ok on most occasions. Maybe
sitting room. I wonder who's by the door a
he door, "W
and I smile. Like I've
walk back to the kitchen to continue eat
ed, "Is something wrong?" I ask her and ta
a wry line, then s
r, "What's w
live and they live in the next apartment. She's always free
up now,
suffers from a special illness. Most of the time, she wa
slightly, "I'm tal
my heart. I hold her by both
n't she
walk into her ro
throom, "Mom!" I
o run inside my room too wh
lk back to Heidi. The tears
She's the only one I've got.
her? Why is she
to take her away. They gave me this to give to you,"
en taken by one of
under me. I need to g
I take a cab straight to t
in the office already. I don't even care. I w
f my money before rushing inside the office. Paul wasn't in, I bet
if they don't giv
office. Steve runs in. S
ething
's Mr.
him, you had better come back by nine.
sit on the floor. I don't care how long it takes
ing I can do
realize it's morning already. I must have slept while waiting for that
nd the door open. Paul walks o
to him, "Good
hile, "Why did I feel
do because the woman in
you and she still didn't have the money to pay me?" He teases, mocking me so
e out. I just have to hope he lis
, "Please, I beg you. P
ney now. A two hundred dollars a
sand dollars. God, I'm so no
fly; a woman walks to him and t
mom. I will stay behind while my mom will go
dly see the frustration on his face, "You should go and make the money you want to give me yourself. I won't release your mom un
ant my mom to sleep at that
ld go and meet
get to Magic Street. I walk inside the
slightly, "Mrs. Ma
," she says
d and supportive. I'm sure
le, "Mrs. Maggie,
ling me something is wrong somewhere. The next thing she did w
een sacke
ven belie
g out the paper in it and look through it. It's really a sack letter but why. Why would she sack me
done to deserve this?" Even my voice sounds unlike me. I don
while, " Will you say
it's all about. Declan promised to
is content, the fact that Mrs. Maggie sacked
for Mrs. Maggie, I don't bel
w what M.rs Maggie, I'm so highly disappointed
e has just
d I do abo
time in my life, I'm so angry at
shoul
ss the receiver and ease the p
e your mom on one condition. Meet me in my of
can i
I am ready to do an