An Old Man Stole a Christmas tree

The Old Man who stole the Christmas tree from Rockefeller Square
Erik Hopp
Shanghai, China
2015
The old man had always had a strong mistrust and dislike for most big cities. His reasons were numerous. His mood is quite serious. It didnât appear to change with time.          The Old Man had been angry for years. He have been wanting to gain some type of retribution, to piss off, make as many people as unhappy at one time as possibly could be. Then the idea hit him like a freight train. ILL STEAL THE CHRISTMAS TREE FROM ROCKERFELLER SQUARE.
Hereâs what he did.
The old man schemed for years, Each Holiday season hed walk past Rockefeller square, eying the thousands of people, dressed up and celebrating the season cheer, how he laughed at them from within, for their phoniness, their shallowness of truth, Spending money on senseless materialistic tokens,p honey pretend smiles, Job related parties, Everyone pretending, Smiling, Laughing, later when home ,crying in deperation,regretting not having the courage to use their gun,
Then finally when he could bear it no longer, he went home and told his wife of his plan, He smiled and gleamed like a proud black panther, His wife was not impressed, begging him to reconsider, and He simply refused.
The old Man felt this was an arduous task, He needed help, and soon eyed three young black boys, approaching them he asked if theyâd like to make some money, They all laughed at him, telling him to go away, He turned and started to walk away, then returned ,and abruptly said im an angry old man who wants to commit a crime, The young black boys said ah yes, we now understand, as we are angry too, Police Brutality, There is a war between the black and white, our unarmed brothers being murdered every week, we are ready, We want to send a message, to the white folks, to the world, We will tolerate no more
The old man told the three young black boys of his plan, they said, you need help old man, this cannot be done alone, we agree to help you, but only if you understand, tonight our common bond is anger and revenge, so letâs do it.
Later that night, the old man met his three new friends by the square, He was the lookout, as they worked quickly, bringing down tree and all, cutting it up, hauled it away, feeling ecstasy, a sense of brotherhood and pride, never felt before, two races, working together, Showing the world, that both Blacks and Whites are Equal, Free
The old man went back home in the early morning hour, His wife up waiting for him ,asked where he had been, The old Man simply said he had made three new friends.
Later that morning, the old man and his wife were watching the news, There were newscasters, police, FBI,Swat team, and national guard, all with different theories ,as to stole the CHRISTMAS TREE.
The camera showed mothers and fathers crying, police dogs sniffing, Bomb Squad alert. Shop Keepers hyper, being questioned by police, WHO DONE THIS,COME OUT YOUR HANDS UP,NO RESPONSE, Police Chief admittingâ¦NO KNOWN SUSPECTSâ¦
The old Man looked again at his wife, with big smile and said Happy Holiday Dear.