Photo Prompt by Roger Bultot
The teenagers in the small town were fascinated by the old, abandoned building.
They decided to check it out and crawled in through a broken window. It was dark and dank inside. They happened upon a man asleep on a cot in the corridor. He woke up with a start.
He started talking to them. When he was finished, he said, “Don’t be like me. Get an excellent education. Have a beautiful family. Live a good life.”
The next night, the teenagers went back to see the old man. There was no trace of him. Even his cot was gone.
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The Write Scribe 
The ghost of homeless Christmas past.
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Yes. Absolutely right.
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Too bad they didn’t ask more questions while they had the chance
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Easy come, easy go.
They’ll know better next time.
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They will!
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The Ghost of Regret always loves to haunt the living.
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Isn’t that the truth!?
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Whoever he was, he gave good advice.
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Yea, I wish we could know, but I don’t think that is in the cards!
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I wonder if they got to know who he was.
-Soma
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A nicely told mysterious tale with good advice. :)
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A visitation. I hope they heeded the advice.
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He couldn’t take a chance they’d come back to hurt him. Such a tragedy. I wonder if the kids will take his advice?
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Thanks for your comment!
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You’re welcome.
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My immediate thought was a ghost, I hope thr kids heed his good advice. Nicely done.
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Thanks you so much!
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You are welcome 😊
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