By dansloat

01. Mysterious Unthinkable

Ripple: Mysterious Unthinkable
Nobody saw where he came running from. It was unclear who, if anyone, actually hit him. But there he was in a pool of his own blood. He could only have been six or seven years old….but death does not discriminate. His body clings tightly to a book that looks too old and sophisticated for his age, and lying next to him there in the cold city street is a very frightened newborn wrapped in a swaddling blanket.
A crowd quickly forms around the scene and after a brief pause the baby is scooped off the pavement by warm hands. The woman is in shock from what she is looking at on the ground and what she is holding in her arms, but her instincts gave her no pause in protecting the infant and hugging him closely.
Who was this boy? Where were his parents? Where did he come from? What was he doing with this baby? There were more questions than answers as the police were quickly on scene and the confusion and horror soon made the street impassable.