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Weekly Contest #87
NarrenWatching him walk up the street—a young lad with stringy hair and unfocused eyes—I begin tearing the newspaper into strips about two to three inches wide and around six inches long. As I do this, I reconfirm my reasons for choosing this boy out of the crowd; the posture that describes the boy’s lack of confidence and the expression that screams inexperience, as well as the clothing that reveals his socioeconomic status. This one was even more of a sure thing than the one from the other day.I know where he’s going of course; he took thi...
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