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was so sympathetic to him that I could not leave him by himself. While contemplating
what to do, I saw a police officer heading west of the park. I yelled for help, and the officer
raced to my rescue. Within minutes, the park was buzzing with excitement. Channel 7
and other major television stations were there.
I tried to get away from the excitement, but people were closing in on me, which
made it very difficult to escape. While still fighting my way out, I realized the atmosphere
was pregnant with silence. I spun around and to my amazement, the old man jumped
from the stretcher. People screamed and tried to get away. I stood frozen in awe, trying
to unravel the crazy puzzle. I was flabbergasted when the old man took a mask from his
face and stripped the filthy clothes he was wearing. The man was Denzel Washington.
“OH MY GOD, DEN- Z-EL WA-WA–SHING…” I stuttered, and without warning my legs
buckled beneath me. Denzel walked over, lifted me and planted kisses on my cheeks.
For a moment, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. He took the microphone from
one of the reporters and said to me, “You have just gained five million dollars and a spot
in my upcoming movie The Good Samaritan.”
Znznznnnnnnnnnnnn went my alarm. I opened my eyes and jumped out of bed.
Claudene Graham has been writing from the age of 12.
She writes, “At the age of 15 I would compose songs and
poems and write plays that were performed by children at
my church.” Born in Jamaica, she has lived in New York City
for six years. Claudene Graham studies at the New York
Department of Education’s Bronx Adult Learning Center,
where Andrea Jones is her teacher.
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