The Lost Piece of Gold
The Lost Piece of Gold I was waiting at the bus stop when a little child in rags approached me and asked me to read out a letter she was holding in her hands. First thing I noticed was the number of scars on her hands. One of them seemed to be fresh, as red as ruby. She also had a pretty little face. I took the letter and opened it cautiously. It had a very fancy font. It read, ‘Mary Elizabeth, the daughter of the richest man in town is lost for the last 3 years. She was 10 when she left and so, she is 13 now. If you find her, the very heart of her parents, you can get $1,000,000.’ The photo of a very beautiful girl with neat braids and perfect make-up was attached below the text. While reading the letter, I completely forgot about my bus that I had missed two minutes ago. I was foolish at that moment, but a million dollars seemed very tempting. I took hold of the little girl’s hand and set off to look for Mary. Half the day had already passed, but no sign of Mary, and no chance of a ...