Ben wanted a tricycle. He wants to make a living to help his family. He is the first born son of the family. Since they live in a land that they don’t own in the outskirts. He do not like what his Father does for a living. Because he might get caught by the law. His father usually snatch latest mobile phones of the rich people who is either in a Jeepney, and his Father sells them in a pawnshop for a half price for their food for a month.
So Ben always passes by the church as his religion is Christian. He prays that if he can find a way to make a living that would not harm his father. His Mother by the way is just on the corner of the street selling candies for 1 pesos. She makes 80-100 pesos a day which she saves for their expenses or to buy more candies and cigarettes to sell.
It will be 4 days when his birthday will come. So he is thinking of a way to help his family. He will be 16 years at this time. He thought of a way. He is thinking of making a banana cue business in a simple table on the street to save money. A tricycle business would solve the finances.
Now, Ben is thinking 🤔 💭 from where can he get the supplies for this? He scoured a nearby area of jungle where there is banana but it is restricted to go there. There is even fences that are with thorns. Nevertheless there is no security since that place is abandoned. At midnight he will make his move to take the supplies from the abundant trees. A barbed wire. Is surrounding the place. He told his Mom his plans and she said.
“Ben be careful with this I will pray that you will be safe”.
The midnight is here. Ben placed his bag of sack on the side which he went by. He left it there. He climbed the fence and thrown the saba bananas on the other side. He kept throwing them until it is fairly enough. He climbed again and filled the bag of sack with bananas.
He went home all of his small sisters are sleeping. He woke up his Mom for a bit and says “Mom I got them, please give me sugar supply tomorrow”.
To be continued..
(This is a fictional story from my mind, if any characters resemble someone you know it is purely coincidental.)
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