The Dream by Babacar Niang ('22)

“I wished I could find a place to live in,” the homeless guy said on a freezing winter evening. He gets placed in a shelter, and he says, “ I wish I had a job and could buy my own house.” He got hired in a fast food restaurant, and said, “I wish I could get loans and have my own business.” He won a lottery, traveled the world and created his own company, and he said, “I wish I had the power of God and... “ while finishing his sentence, the loud siren of an ambulance woke him from his deep sleep.