The Abandoned Boy

• Tully Manuzic, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2009

I was only 9 years old when I lost my mum and dad; they died because they both had cancer. But I don’t think of that anymore. I just think of being safe but I live in Sydney. I used to live in Torres Straight Island but I moved here because mum and dad had to get better health but it didn’t work. I live in a gutter next to a bus station every morning I wake up every morning at about 7:00 am when the busses go to pick the lucky kids up . I whish some day I can go back to Torres straight island were I used to live.



On Saturday I went for a walk to my mum and dads grave they were buried next to each other. So when I got there I said a little prayer to my mum and dad. By time I had said my pray it was lunch. So I went to a garbage can and started eating and then a strange looking lady came up to me and took me away. We arrived at her place and she took me in and started to look at me and grabbed a knife and WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was just a dream.