When travelling to Brighton the other day, I saw something that inspired me to take a whole different approach to my story for my Major Project. I was originally set on it being a story about a group of animals, but now I feel as if I should make a story in favour of helping a cause.
I was waiting at the coach station when a homeless man turned up and began raiding the bin behind me. It was a rainy day and he was poorly dressed, and with him was a small dog that looked like a staffy. He also had a little trolley with him, presumably full of his bedding. He searched through the bin, pulled out some chips and ate them, sharing with his dog. What he did next was what made me think about writing about him
He found an umbrella in the bin and pulled it out, with a look of glee on his face. He put it up, didn't look in too bad shape, maybe one bent spoke. He then put it on the ground, held it with his foot and pulled the material off. I was imagining in my head what he could be doing, I settled with the idea that he was going to make some sort of tool out of it. He then bent down by his dog and wrapped the material around him, tying it to make a little coat. He got close to the dog and kissed it's nose, and it jumped up at him, wagging it's tail.
I was so moved by what I saw, he could've easily used the umbrella for himself but he used it to make a coat for his companion. I checked in my bag for change but didn't have any, and I really wished that I did. I told my friend what had happened and as she works for a charity that supports the homeless (something I didn't know at the time!) and she told me about what lovely people they are and how we all need to support them. I feel compelled to write a story that follows a homeless man and his dog, and a good deed from a passer by that brightens up his day
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