The next meal

The neon glow enveloped the city built by and for corporations.

The emaciated figure on the sidewalk crouched under the bench. He was one amongst the hundred workers retrenched, because a MNC had taken over the company. He heard the news blaring on TV, from open windows.

A businessman who had escaped the country after defrauding banks of billions was being extradited by another country. It was touted as a victory of the government before the oncoming elections.

The country looks forward to better days ahead.

The retrenched worker still did not know where his next meal was coming from.

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