This old lady came knocking at the door today.
She fell down recently and cannot clear plates at the nearby coffeeshop for the time being.
She asked for 2 dollars.
I wasn't sure what to do and so I asked my mum to take over.
Turns out she's from telok ayer chinese methodist.
She says her children have abandoned her.
I wonder what led her to our door, was it the cross outside?
What went through her mind when she decided on ours? Did she suppose that she could count on her brethren to supply her needs?
Was she confident when she knocked?
As my mum handed her the 2 dollars and a freshly cut apple, I hope she found her confidence rewarded.
The cross on the door. It's not for the fainthearted to hang.
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