war stories cont.

He steps out of the building and  into the fading light. He makes his way to his car and crosses the street.A shirtless twelve year old boy steps in front of him, shuffling a deck of cards. Their eyes meet.

Boy”Mister you dropped sum’em.”

Man”I did, didn’t I?”

Silence.

Man cont.”You can have it kid.”

The CAMERA follows the man down the street as the boy shrinks into the background and disappears.