Sophie Turok

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“On the Streets” by Sophie Turok

Submitted to Contest #152

“I can see it now.”  “See what, Mama?” Hasina questioned.  “Yeah! See what!?” Imani said.  I smiled at both of my girls. “All of this.” They both cuddled under the baby blue blankets, as I dimmed the light to a dull brightness.  We were poor.  After my mother lost her job, we lost everything. Lost our house, lost hope. My father left us a few years before, so my mom was alone. Our apartment wasn’t big to start with. My brother Obi and I shared a bed and my mother slept on our couch. Obi’s name means heart and he ha...

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