Yesterday we were informed a runaway year-6 schoolboy surfaced at our apartment building. Apparently the little fellow had befriend the wrong people and was tricked into travelling from his hometown, Johor Baru. When money ran out, he walked all the way from Terminal 2 to the city center, a distance of 6km. There a widow took pity on him and fed him at her foodstall. After that she arranged for him to call his family over the phone and they despatched an airline ticket. This morning at 5am he was sent to airport and its the last we heard of him. I hope he gets home safely. This is a reminder the perils of befriending strangers. I wondered what the bad guys were up too. On the other hand - for some of the older women in our housing estate - I think it was sheer joy for them the privilege of looking after the lost kid. Its been years since they had a chance to mother someone that age. I say this to their credit, befriending strangers, in this case the lost boy, who had no one else to turn to.
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