"HOME"

by WildnerveZ

Three filthy and mucky individuals entered a fast food chain. The ambience hates their existence inside. The child bears a wide smile while pointing the toys she had just seen in a TV commercial, which she can attain if her mom has at least 80 pesos in her pocket, to buy the meal together with that toy. I think she was only five years old. She got a runny nose. The mother wiped it off with her white fitted shirt. Suddenly her smiles were also wiped off. I think her mom was not able to buy what she really wanted. They got one regular spaghetti and soft drink. A kiss from her dad brought her smiles back. That meal, I think costs more than 50 but less than 80 pesos. Just enough to buy a meal for their little daughter. The couple was so happy while watching their daughter eating happily. They got nothing to put inside their belly but the joy which they were able to give their child was enough to make their heart fully satisfied.

- I've been watching them while I'm eating. I think it was a birthday gift for their daughter. Basing on how they look, I think they were beggars, destitute but with a real home. I define a home profoundly. Not just a house with four sides, but a happy family, enjoying each day of their life together despite of misery and poverty.