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"New Beginnings" by nick_and_nickette
Many years ago...
Close your eyes, baby mine,
May your dreams give you joy
One day, you shall shine
And I'll be proud of you, my boy...
It had been almost two tears since that melody last reached his ears. Two years since he last saw his mother. Two years since he last hugged her, last played with her.
Two years since he had been in this dreadful place.
The young blue Ixi was not older than nine. He was quiet, and a little skittish.
He didn't like living in the orphanage — it was a cold, sad, lonely place. Sure, he was fed, but there were many children there, so food was meagre. And he only had a purple sweater, dark green jacket, tattered trousers and a pair of boots to his name.
Not only the lack of adequate nourishment and clothing, but the other kids—
“Hey look out, here comes the dumb Ixi!"
“What's up, dork, Angelpuss got your tongue or somethin'?"
—were not the best. They picked on the boy's refusal the speak — he hadn't spoken since his mother died.
The Ixi had been holding a ball in his hand. The three boys that were teasing him...
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