Horatio's lucky penny page 2 by ric Gustafson
Horatio slowly walked through the deep snow. He was walking toward his favorite place which was the warm grate next to Dominick's Restaurant. It was Christmas Eve and the restaurant was quiet. He was always cold no matter how many layers he had on. The Italian Restaurant was Horatio's favorite because of the amount of food that they threw into the dumpster.
As Horatio stood over the grate, his hands began to warm up. He stomped his boots in order to get the circulation in his feet going again. He walked over to the green dumpster and peered inside. He took out some Styrofoam containers which contained pizza, pasta and garlic bread.
Horatio closed the dumpster. Just then, he heard the back door of the restaurant open. He ducked behind the dumpster. Then he noticed something shiny on the cold snowy ground. The restaurant door closed. Horatio kneeled down to pick up the shiny object. He noticed that it was a new shiny penny.
A worn smile came across his face. " This must be my lucky day". He put the penny into one of his worn threadbare pant pockets. Then he picked up his Styrofoam containers and began to walk back to the tent colony.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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