Psychological thriller/mystery - Essay Example

Psychological thriller/mystery “Please mum, just lend me some few coins. I am very hungry and I have not eaten for days!” begged James to a passing to a middle aged woman. James is a panhandler who begs other for money (Fisher 56). He does not care who he begs from as long as he get a few coins to quench his thirst for marihuana. Since his early days, he had never been interested in going school. His father, a carpenter, did his best to ensure that his children went to good schools and had the basic needs in life.

This was a huge toll on him considering that he was a widow. His wife had died a few years back from breast cancer. This had left his very devastated considering that his wife used to assist him in footing the bills in the house. Now he had to deal with everything on his own: bringing up his children and making sure that they were well fed clothed and that they had school fees for their education. James was the second born, in a family of three boys. Despite the struggles that his father went through, he did not value education.

He used to skip school and join his friends a few blocks away. Here they could engage in irresponsible habits including pick pocketing, burglary and engaging in abuse of hard drugs. His father did not know about it at first until one day James was caught in the act and taking to a police station. Since he was only a minor, he was confined in a juvenile school, which inhibited his freedom. In there, he formed another group of hard-headed individuals like him and together they planned an escape.

Though it was quite hard to escape from the juvenile school due to heavy security in the area, they came up with a perfect plan. One night, three months later, they were able to execute their plan and successfully escaped. A man hunt was established by the juvenile school for them since they were found to be a threat to the society. However, their plan was perfect since they were able to escape to another region far away from the juvenile school. Life became very difficult for him that he decided to beg for money from passersby for survival.

Now this day was not a lucky one for him. People in the area had known about his begging behavior and no one was willing to part with his or her dollar for him. He was very hungry since he had not eaten anything for two days now. Depressed and nothing more for him to do, he decide to walk to his sleeping place under a bridge. It was just after sunset and he believed he had more than enough time to walk to his sleeping place. Thus, he decided to use the longer route trying his luck in panhandling from the strangers that he encountered on the way.

However, luck was not on his side that day. As he approached an old Victorian home that was on his way home, a though came into his mind. How could he starve while he could just break into the house and look for some food to eat? He approached the house and luckily the door was not locked meaning the owner was nearby. He tiptoed inside but there was no one inside. In the kitchen he found a sandwich and a glass of a table and he feasted on it immediately. On his way out, he stumbled upon an oriental jade bracelet in the living room and he thought he could make a lot from its sale.

However, to his disappointment, the jewelry shop that he took it for sale on the following day, confirmed that the bracelet was priceless. It was already out of fashion and no one would buy it at the moment.Works CitedFisher, Frederick. Confucius jade. Sonoita, Ariz: Dudley Court Press, 2010.