Cyril was disgusted at the oily surface of the water and the amount of trash he fished out of it.
The debris grew worse with each passing day, dead fishes turned up at an alarming rate, the waterway was drying up; the livelihood of the little town has been on the decline and asides for selfish gains, he just couldn’t understand why the Governor signed the controversial pipeline contract with the company responsible for dumping waste into the water and destroying the ecosystem.
The more he thought about that corrupt fellow, the more his anger festered and he wished he could grab the greedy bagger by the collar of his oversized, expensive jacket and dunk him in the foul mess.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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It is happening a bit too often Jacqueline. I hope the tide is turning.
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Let’s hope that people develop some commonsense.
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Great story Jacqueline! Reminds me of all the plastic they are finding in the oceans these days. Great lesson in it!
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Thank you PJ. It’s amazing how polluted the waters get. The story came to mind because last week I saw two guys in a green boat dragging out a net filled with trash from the lagoon near us.
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That’s so sad there is so much trash in our oceans and waterways! It makes me sick!
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Wow!! Right on point! Made me think of the struggles Native Americans are going through with greedy corporations and politicians pushing through harmful pipelines which desecrate sacred Native American lands.
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It’s just so unfair how they’ve been treated. Dismal!
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good
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A sadly realistic take. Well done.
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Thank you, Iain. It’s unfortunate to see the careless attitude to the environment.
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