some times they’re lucky

Lu is everything they have besides themselves. Since thirteen years they share their small house on the red river. Their are not allowed to spend their lifes on the shore. Nobody wants them there. They know what they want, it’s what they need. Everybody in this so called fishery village, where nobody is fishing, has dreams. They need to work to survive. Therefore they first wish to be healthy, to have one day without diseases and weakness. Second wish is less rain, a reasonable wish, not more than better weather. From one day to next the red river can take everything from them. If the weather is good and the aches of their tired bones are bearable, they can follow their work. What does work means here? Somehow they are specialized, like everbody here in the neighbourhood. They’re fishing plastic bags out of the red river, they recycle them and sell them. If they’re lucky they can get one dollar a day. The river feeds them. If they’re lucky ist enough for some tobacco and green tea. Thats all what they can offer you. The neighbour is expert on plastic bottles another one on cans, these are the big fishes. They’ve seen a lot since they are living there. In thirteen years people came and left. Once the neigbour family built a house 15 meters further in the wrong direction. It’s anything else but safe to built a house on the shore. Some people didn’t want them to settle down. The same people could be the reason that one day the house burnt down. The river is nomansland and the only safe place to stay. Floods or fire what is harder to stand. Some times they are lucky. Lu ist the name of the dog, everything could come but nobody should ever take hands on him. Lu is there with them and sometimes he gets small left overs, if they’re lucky.