Salt of Kindness
#36: A 100-word story on sometimes following our better intuition...
Salt of Kindness
No one locked up or called 911 in that town.
One night she awoke, tiptoed downstairs. The fridge was open. A teenage boy sat eating. The cauliflower! He reached over and added salt. Next, the chicken. Again, more salt.
Finally she said, “Clean up, after…”
The youth fled. She locked up, went back to sleep.
Next morning she reached the school where she taught, and perused the database. She found him alone in a classroom.
He tried to run. She held out a bag. “I brought lunch.” He looked away. She continued, “With extra salt...”
They both burst out laughing.
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reena kapoor | 03.01.2024
Love the title and story. Funny, heartwarming. Keep writing Reena.
Excellent. Seeing things with your heart!