| Luck, Love, Life "Stop. Take me there. I could change your life." We drove, Seemed for hours. A road I knew so well, To a place I had never seen before, Would never see again. I was brought here for bad. To be robbed. Then why travel so far... To be killed. But it was a crowded place... "Walk inside." Never forceful...always polite. Why? Why am I here? What do you want with me?! We walk up to the counter. I can feel my heart beat. No. Pound. Diamonds. A bag of diamonds. Yellow ones. So beautiful. He sells them. In return, he gets what I had sold. To forget. Could never forget. He opens a bigger bag. Places them inside. A purple dolphin, marble. So heavy- Feels weightless. A small gold chain, Broken but beautiful. Made that way. "Why are you doing this?" No reply. "I thought you were going to hurt me..." Nothing. He guestures to purse- pepper spray. If I felt in danger, why didn't I use it? He opens his bag. Puts items before me. He speaks. A packet of sugar, "For luck." A candy heart, "For love." A purple rose- deep purple, A color I had never seen before, "For life." I go to thank him, But he's gone. "Stop. Take me there. I could change your life." |