A couple stands just across the road from where he's sitting, observing the comings and goings of the Muslim quarter. Both tall and lanky, the girl shows off her midriff whilst the boy covers his arms with a long-sleeved tee. With one hand, he holds his girlfriend's handbag and two other plastic bags with brand names emblazoned on them. The other pulls her in by the waist. She puts both her arms on his shoulders. Pulls him in until their noses almost touch. She smiles sweetly at him. He kisses her tenderly on her forehead. Oblivious to the world around them.
And all of a sudden, and out of his control, he wishes he were in the boy's shoes, right there, right then.
And all of a sudden, and out of his control, he wishes he were in the boy's shoes, right there, right then.
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