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Tommy’s stomach rumbled as he perched precariously on the narrow brick wall that separated him from the dumpsters behind McDonald’s. He had not eaten today, but as he helped his sister Kristin scramble up to sit beside him, he was no longer sure that he wanted to. “I hate this” he said as Kristin twisted herself around to a more stable position. His heart pounded in his chest as he surveyed the scene. Cars drifted by on the street just fifty yards from where he sat, and he was glad of only one thing: the evening was dark and the lights behind the restaurant remained unlit. He breathed as deep as he could in the warm night, but he felt the light rasp of his airway not quite expanding enough, and he hoped that tonight would not see another asthma attack. His father had decided the entire thing was just an act and refused to buy his medication; it was now three weeks since he had run out. 

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