Short Stories (0 - 0K Words)
2015.01.26
"Green Future" - Deborah Judith Walker (910 words)
Hey, Mrs M.?
Miriam ignores the boy. She pushes her way through the tangled undergrowth of Trafalgar Square, past the stone lions with their impassive eyes virtually obscured by their liana manes. She must remember to bring a pair of shears, tomorrow.
"Hold on. Hold on."
The boy skips through the waist-high vegetation. He'll catch her soon enough. He's a kid from the Bloomsbury favela, born and bred to London's jungle. His name is Crich, and he's been bothering Miriam for a couple of months.