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The Man in the Forest
“Who are you?” I asked, bewildered.
“My name is Javid Washington, I came to live in
the forest when I lost my job and could no long
afford to pay my bills”, he said. “I lost my house,
my car; I could no longer afford to take care of my
family, so my wife divorced me and took our three
children. None of my relatives wanted to take me
in, so I came into the forest to live”, he further
explained.
“So all the things people have been saying about
you are not true?” I asked.
“Of course not, people always like to make up
stories about other people. Whenever they see
me in the forest, they just run off and go and tell
all sorts of stories”, he chuckled.
Mr. Washington carried Scatter all the way home
on his back. We couldn’t believe he was willing to
do that.
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