We were in Edinburgh for 2 weeks, my co-workers and myself. We had lectures during the day and nights, we would go out.
That night we were returning from our pub round when we saw an old man sitting in a doorway, begging. I went to him to give him something and as he was sitting down, I sort of bowed down ... he took my hand and looked at me, and then I saw his eyes. They were bright blue as the sky, they were the sky! We held hands for a long time and he blessed me. And then he said: I don't have any memory left so when you come by tomorrow, I won't remember you ... but give us a wave anyway. I won't know who you are but I will wave back! I promised to do that.
Then a friendly policeman came, saying: Hello Charlie, I think its time for you to go home, it's getting very nippy! He helped him up and escorted him gently as he were his grandfather ... off they went into the night. I never saw him again.
That night we were returning from our pub round when we saw an old man sitting in a doorway, begging. I went to him to give him something and as he was sitting down, I sort of bowed down ... he took my hand and looked at me, and then I saw his eyes. They were bright blue as the sky, they were the sky! We held hands for a long time and he blessed me. And then he said: I don't have any memory left so when you come by tomorrow, I won't remember you ... but give us a wave anyway. I won't know who you are but I will wave back! I promised to do that.
Then a friendly policeman came, saying: Hello Charlie, I think its time for you to go home, it's getting very nippy! He helped him up and escorted him gently as he were his grandfather ... off they went into the night. I never saw him again.
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