Boy With Luv

Gold

at me with weird eyes. I was just trying to get back home before this heavy rain pours down on me. I h

inding my vision. I quickly brought out a band from my pocket an

the earth. It soon began to drizzle and the tr

while running, it was Eliza my best fr

d as she began t

t" I yel

to run

r au

mmediately.

got closer to me. She was out o

t with my

er palm. A wrapped white paper was in

ttered out as I

were braiding your hair"

that side, she sold fres

for bringing it f

so I won't keep my auntie waiting or else I'll b

t tight. Or just keep it in your

c flashes to the earth. We screamed and bent down, cover

and released my head. I looked up at the sky and water bega

slaps" with that, I took off, running as fast as I co

I doubt if any part of me is still dry. I was also covered with mud becau

e that formed in front of our house. I st

?" that was my auntie. I cl

rry...

rom walking?" she asked

m s

e then brought her hand. I gently p

le to move except she leaves there. And who the

gave me a blow across my face. I was taken unexpected and I g

upposed to sniff it if it's w

eyes were teary and I could feel the blood s

me over a

ed which is actually a set up of building blocks put together to form a rectangular box. The blocks were covered with old clothes, rags, and

andy floor. Yes, my room is on sand, it was no

ased my hair. A bug fell from the ceiling u

brought the pain that wa

ally with a flat palm. Instead she makes her hand

k God I came home with the cocaine, what would

where I covered with some planks and an old zinc. I

jeans just below my knees. I was feeling very hu

my teeth began to gnash but foo

ing on the floor, sniffing her life out. I smiled and hurried to the ki

stopping

obs, like when Eliza comes to my window asking to give me some of her fruits or her food without my auntie's knowledge. Or when I want to

anged the ones at the top to make it look like no one touche

. Though the heavy rain was creating noise, it

f she finds out about this one, though she won't because before the effect of the drug wears off, her boyfriend

sed my door then blocked it with a

with alacrity and

hen I steal to eat. It's not m

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slowly turning red becaus

harsh sun for hours. All of auntie De

. I took my woven hat and gloves then left the house. I continued to gather lots of metals. I even went into the main city, though I didn't reach the heart of the city because it's busy with c

e. It's one of the best streets but some children do throw

ided to open their garbage cans to check. I really needed to sell them off before I would

nd in the can, I tiptoed in other to reach it since I'm not tall. My hands gripped it and I pulled it out.

gain and picked out a silver wristwatch. It was studded with green ge

eautiful"

rbage truck was already picking the g

l be crushed in few hours. I ran back to my wheelb

ur's

d and rubbed my eye lids. I looked beside me and di

wasn't there. I checked my bed, under my pillows, under my bed, on my

gly, I just knew Winifred will

pho

room. I raced down the stair

ed a

u seen W

house few mi

ered my

s to give me a

t have kept it. I don't even care about

to check

ked my foot on a stair. I groaned

the stupid girl had lo

hope she didn't give it out to a

ness is stored there. I refused to make them into paperwork because it was stressful, and now I'm

tell her how important that phone is to me

. Of course she didn't pick. I kept trying un

hat do y

, my

I have it?" she said

eing questioned except you. Please I'm begging you, give it back. Our shares are stor

es... I don

I'm supposed to transfer them into paperwork but

front of the house. I dropped

with a maid because I'm not going to

opened

empty" she

s popp

ha

age truck passed

e other cans. It has got

ound out each of them was empty.

and scared. I stood sp

d car driving home.

o murder so

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