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Rescuing A Senior Citizen
A chapter in the book Dribbles And Drabbles
Geriatric
by Brett Matthew West
The senior citizen shuddered every time rain pellets struck his exposed skin. The bridge's overhang provided small covering from the vicious monsoon.
His gnarled and sore fingers tugged his tattered coat closer to his torso. Like the garment he wore, the old man's life hung by a threadbare balance. Death would be a welcomed relief.
Closing his eyes, he shivered from the frigidity and feared he'd find no warmth tonight.
From nowhere, a voice called above the shoddy shelter.
He opened his eyes and cried.
The outreach group worker climbed the steep, precipitous, hill. Soon, he rescued the ancient geriatric.
The senior citizen shuddered every time rain pellets struck his exposed skin. The bridge's overhang provided small covering from the vicious monsoon.
His gnarled and sore fingers tugged his tattered coat closer to his torso. Like the garment he wore, the old man's life hung by a threadbare balance. Death would be a welcomed relief.
Closing his eyes, he shivered from the frigidity and feared he'd find no warmth tonight.
From nowhere, a voice called above the shoddy shelter.
He opened his eyes and cried.
The outreach group worker climbed the steep, precipitous, hill. Soon, he rescued the ancient geriatric.
His gnarled and sore fingers tugged his tattered coat closer to his torso. Like the garment he wore, the old man's life hung by a threadbare balance. Death would be a welcomed relief.
Closing his eyes, he shivered from the frigidity and feared he'd find no warmth tonight.
From nowhere, a voice called above the shoddy shelter.
He opened his eyes and cried.
The outreach group worker climbed the steep, precipitous, hill. Soon, he rescued the ancient geriatric.
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