Another try

It was six am and Ren started to go to town,

another day shining shoes, Ren got to town and people were already bustling around and Ren was heading to his spot , to try and look busy while spying, Ren had about five customers from six thirty to about ten , Ren had to use the bathroom and left for a minute to go to the general store. When he came back a tall woman about 6,6 had blonde hair, very red lipstick she had a very beautiful face she was wearing the same black coat that the man had worn yesterday and was waiting for him to show back up.

She had some long brown boots Ren ask her if she wanted a shine yes she said, Ren then worked feverishly to make a the boots clean and shiny, Ren was sitting on the little stool and he asked what do you think, as she was looking at them she put her boot on Ren's chest and pushed him off the stool , then walked away towards the SS headquarters , well I know what the SS civilians wear . Wow these people, they feel as if they are entitled to everything.

I have nothing but she still managed to steal from me, not money but the stole my time and then stole my dignity. The only way to get back at them is to smile and say hello that way they know that they didn't hurt me, it makes me stronger I don't know why people have to be like that pushing around the weak or unfortunate, because you have power, or you have a lot of money, to simply steal from me , Ren practically looked like beggar buy he wasn't begging.

Ragamuffins like you deserve to be laying on the ground . She laughed as she walked away.

Ren couldn't help but rub his elbow, that's what hit the ground first. Ren got up and dusted himself off and just sat there pondering if he even deserved to live, look at me I'm dirty my clothes have holes and my shoes are no worse for wear , do I even deserve to live , a voice said something very low in his head it said , stop it .....stop it , the voice said louder until it was practically screaming, STOP IT ,you deserve to live more than most people your kind you have a good heart and your loving don't let them, feel good from your misery, that voice it was my father's voice. He's watching out for me I was falling into a lake of despair be he pulled me out.

I have to keep going on things will get better and wicked people will be punished, most people would see something like that happened to a child and the child would start crying, not Ren people saw him get up move closer to the SS buildings and set up for customers.

A minute later a gentleman in his fiftys wanted a shine and while Ren was shining his shoes the man said, you are a brave boy to keep going on after someone treated you so nasty. The man didn't even wait for his next shoe to be shined and tossed him some money, Ren said hey mister your other shoe , you can get that one tomorrow he said with a smile. Ren said thank you sir , just then two more people came to get their shoes shined, they also gave words of encouragement, Ren thought to himself see

there's more good people in the world, than there are bad, people kept coming by and wanting a shine, all with a smile on their faces.

All the while Ren was shining shoes, he was watching the buildings and taking mental notes on everything happening.

It was getting close for Ren to call it quits for the day. His body felt fine no achy muscles or even blisters, but the mental fatigue him fighting off that dark feeling, but with the kindness of strangers , that lonely sick heaviness of despair was easily thwarted. Were did that come from am I going crazy, I have always been happy, that feeling of helplessness that's new I have never felt like that before.

Ren said I don't like that feeling I am going to be happy all the time, I love that feeling, being happy, I haven't truly been happy since they were murdered, don't think about them Ren thought,

happy.....happy .....happy thoughts , go home and sleep. Ren thought, if Mary and Adam were there that would make me happy.

Dinner on the table, what is for dinner tonight I hope its stew my favorite, as Ren approached the house two familiar faces popped out of the bushes, and ran up to tackle Ren, oh my boy's Ren said as they were giving kisses he was hugging them, Adam looked out the window and saw Ren and told Mary what had happened, that kid stuck it out after getting kicked in the chest and was called names by that vile woman Hazel.

Oh no he met Hazel today, Mary asked, yeah he did , apparently Ren had to use the bathroom and Hazel had to wait for him to come back which probably made her mad, Tom told me Adam said, which Tom Mary asked, Tom the guy that runs the general store, Ren asked Tom very politely to use the bathroom, and he did he's not supposed to but he did, Ren was out working all day so he had to go sometime . Anyway Tom was telling his customers what happened and the word spread, people felt sorry for him and wanted to give him some encouragement, some talked to him while others got their shoes shined.

Anyway I thought it was nice of everyone to pitch in and praise him it looked like it raised his spirit

everyone being nice to him. Yeah that poor boy has gone through alot Mary said .

Don't say anything to him unless he brings it up, Adam said, yeah ok Mary replied not a word.

As dinner was served Ren was as happy as can be, stew my favorite Ren said,

Mary smiled and looked at Adam he shook his head no he knew what Mary was thinking .

Then Ren asked if they could take him to get new clothes he made enough today to buy clothes and put some in his savings.

Mary said yes and he better take a bath tonight

yeah no problem Ren replied, Ren went to bed in bed he was dreaming about the nice, new clothes he will have and not look like a ragamuffin.