Have you ever?

Not many of you know and even less of you realize how much I love writing. And reading. When I was younger, I had even attempted to write a book!

So it should come at no surprise that sometimes these little snippets of some untold, unfinished story can randomly come up in my head. And I'd like to get rid of them here (:

"Have you ever felt like a thief asking your parents for money?
Have you ever felt like the last person on earth getting that money and knowing that your parents will not buy themselves lunch that day because of that?
Have you ever worn your mother's clothing back in grade school?
Have you ever watched others play/own/eat something and knowing that the solar eclipse will occur sooner than you'll get to play/own/eat that?
Have you ever become an expert in a new trendy game but never actually owned it?"

The questions were gradually approaching shouting.

"Did you ever have nothing to eat? Did a day when the fridge was empty of not only food but anything remotely edible or cookable because your parents didn't get paid in time?! Did you ever have to eat boiled potatoes with sunflower oil and salt and ask your mommie if you can have more only to get a negative head shake?? Did you ever ask your mom why can't you have something else for dinner only to hear a loud sigh and catch a gaze directed through the wall and hear a quiet, tired voice tell you that this is good for you?!?"

The speech was becoming hysterical.

"It makes me CRY" the last word was said slowly, almost as if bitterly tasting every sound of it, short pause following it "when I think that my mother has worn the same shirt for the past TWENTY years!! It makes me want to drop on my knees in front of my parents, these titans that stand through their entire life like a shield for me, it makes me want to kiss the ground they stand on and forever be thankful for what those little everyday Deeds they do."

The voice became quiet, filled with all the mournful emotions and gratitude the words carried.

"So don't you tell me what I can and cannot afford." The end was abrupt and strict.