All Poverty-Stricken
He was careful to check faces from a distance so that no one knew why. Though the residents in his little town weren’t dangerous or aggressive, they were impoverished. They’d do anything to get that money, so he stayed out of sight.
Caught
Suddenly, someone grabbed Malachi’s arm and pulled him behind a dumpster. He almost fell and yelped in shock. An elderly man towered over him, and the face was oddly familiar. He asked what the young child was doing.