So today I'll drop stones into the river.
I looked down at the dirty alleyway. It was scarcely lit by the moon, casting long shadows over the grimy ground. As we watched, two young Maixans ran into the alley. The girl was maybe four years younger than me. The boy was probably two years older. He slammed her against the wall and punched her in the face.
And the current takes them out into forever.
"Give me all your money!" he demanded. She reached into her pocket and found something. She held it up to him.
And the truth is most of us will never know,
"I don't have any money...but you can have my lunch...I know you're starving..." he swatted the food out of her hand and stamped it into the ground, and then buried his knee in her stomach.
Where our best intentions go.
My hands flew to my mouth.
"Master Ti, we have to help her!" I said.
"We cannot reveal ourselves yet, Padawan. You'll understand when your older, Luminara."
And still I'll drop another stone.