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Short Story: I'm So Hungry

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“I’m so hungry”, she thought.

“Maybe I’ll find something in there. Please let there be something to eat. I’m so hungry.”

It took all her strength to walk towards the green bin that she hopes contains her meal today. Looking into the bin was quite a feat, she had to stand on her toes like a ballerina to look through its content. She was rewarded, however, when she found a bag in which an unfinished sandwich sits at the bottom. The bread is stale, the filling sour. It was probably a day old, but to her it was heaven. She jammed big chunks of it into her little mouth while crossing the road to get to the pipes where she usually drinks from.

“Like a glutton!”, Mommy used to say.

She misses Mommy dearly. Mommy used to cook delicious meals for her. That’s not the only thing she misses about Mommy though. She misses how Mommy smelled, how Mommy looked at her with pride. She misses the weekends when Mommy would take her to the swimming pool and they would spend the whole day there, just splashing around and enjoying each other’s company.

So immersed she was in her thoughts of Mommy that she didn’t notice herself floating off the ground. By the time she did, she was hanging in the air and slowly floating upwards like a balloon. She looked down and saw herself lying on the ground, body badly broken. It was only then that she realised what must have happened to her, and that filled her with panic and horror.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came to her from far-off.

“Don’t be afraid, baby. Mommy’s here. Come up. Come be with Mommy.”

That was all she needed to hear to erase her fears and with much eagerness, she floated upwards to a beautiful place far up in the sky to be reunited with Mommy. She was never hungry and lonely again.

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Still The Most Stubborn Woman,

Shaza