Crack. The gunshot echoed nearby, and screams rang out. Stray animals ran past them farther into the alley, fleeing from the sound. Eddie and Maria leaped to their feet as Tomas and Alex instinctively raced for their makeshift shelter. “You two lay low,” Maria told them in a hushed tone. “We’re going to go check… Continue reading The Street Rat 104
“Dinnertime!” Eddie called, returning to the alley they were living in with a plastic bag. “Tomas, Alex, come eat.” He laid down a rotisserie chicken on top of their crate, as far away from the graffitied dumpster, its smell, and the flies circling it as he could get. “Where did the food come from, Eddie?”… Continue reading The Street Rat 103
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The Street Rat 101
K. B. Kirtley 