100-word Short Stories
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DREAMING OF CRYING JUST ONCE
The
child lives on the streets, relying on the kindness of strangers.
Watching other children in their parents’ arms.
Talking.
Laughing.
And crying...
Crying over spilled milk, over scoldings, over...
The
child doesn’t know how to talk. Doesn’t know how to cry. Only knows how to
smile.
Happy—smile. Sad—smile. Begging for food with a smile...
Countless
times in dreams, the child asks the Old Sage: "Why can’t I speak? Why
can’t I cry?"
The Old Sage smiles.
The
child dreams of crying just once in their parents’ arms.
At
dawn.
Eyes dry.
Still smiling.
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