The Housewife

As every Sunday she had got up early to cook their favorite dishes: lasagna stuffed with vegetables and chocolate cakes. After a hard long morning preparing the meal, all family sat at the large table. Everybody ate silently. When they finished, they stood up quickly and left. Nobody thanked her. 

The Believer

He was leaning on his crutch, standing in the sunshine, begging some coins. His teeth shone white in his North-African tanned face. A Jehovah’s witness handled him a biblical pamphlet. The one-legged man smiled openly and looked at the sky, raising his palms giving Allah thanks for his precious life.