His teeth shuddered.....his fingers numb....The cold had frozen the strength out of him...
"I'm here".... he managed to gasp...yet his attempt to cry was nothing but a faint whiff of cold air ... coming from his freezing lips...

He could hear his sister and brother....outside the coldstore freezer... shouting his name.....Looking for him....
"I'm here "! ...he tried saying again.... only to be disappointed by his frail vocal cords....he was only six...yet even he knew how dire his situation had become...even he knew how unbearably close death was...

It had started out as a hide and seek game....he needed to win this time
He had lost Soo many times at home...to his 2 years older twin siblings.
They knew all the hiding spots in the house!!!! He was never going to be at pair with those two annoying older rivals.....if they continued to play at home....
His chance finally came.....A chance to change the play field...a chance to level the scores against his competitors... An unfamiliar turf ....with plenty of hiding spots....This time he could win!!!
Mum had an emergency at work....she was caught off guard... without babysitting plans..for her three kids.. being a single mother however fufilling and rewarding..had it's bleak days such as...