1. Short Story - Scenes from the War
... of apples. Breakfast was oatmeal and stewed apples. As far away as I was, I could not see what the portion size was. "Where's your can?" "What?" "You can't eat unless you have a can." "I don't have a can. Where do I get a can? Will I be given one?" "The grey dogs gives us nothing. I got my can ... I was waiting for lunch with no can. Maybe lunch would be a chicken leg or wing, maybe a scrap of bread. I don't need a can to eat those. "How's you gonna eat beans? You still have no can. We always have beans for dinner." "I hope we can have bread for lunch. Then I won't need...
- Word Count: 6345
- Approx Pages: 25
- Grade Level: High School