The Photograph, Death of Bradley Smith Flashcards

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Rich, emerald tent tops scatter the paper like shrubs in a garden.

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They sit poised polite positions as if at a tea party.

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A crimson car flashes by, between the concrete columns, leaving behind plain tarmac.

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Approaching the frenzy is a short woman; she holds hands with a miniature girl.

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The children point madly at what seems to be the highlight of this photo…what could be so important?

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Aquamarine, hazel and amber eyes turn with curiosity to look over their shoulders.

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One had her hand clasped over her mouth.

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Wrinkled skin seemed to shiver at the sight.

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What seems to be a sea of people looked in horror at a fruit stall capsized.

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An array of colours had gently sprinkled the filthy, contagious city floor. I

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. It reminded me of the time when I did an art project in the woods.

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I hurled bright paints all over a canvas.

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The carnage of the scene seemed amazing at the time. Trees covered with pestering paint.

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Elemental mud mixed with my creativity; I adored it.

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Now I take a closer look at the photo.

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The olive-skinned stall owner opened his mouth wide to roar in rage.

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His eyes turned blood shot with mortification.

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A small boy is at the base of the treacherous mountain of fruit.

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A surge of memory invaded me.

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I recall one sombre day when my dad returned from work.

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This was a most unusual return.

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His hands trembled as if in spasm.

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Traumatised eyes looked at the mahogany floor as he walked into the lounge and sat on his calf-skin chair.

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He didn’t move from that place all evening.

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What could possibly be wrong?

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The photograph told me everything.

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That was when I remembered.

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He didn’t leave his job as a photographer for any ordinary reason.

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He left because of the death of Bradley Smith … an innocent boy who lived on our leafy road.

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That’s why he had put all his innovative and creative projects up in the dingy loft: never to be reminded again.

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