"How could I have been so evil?"

I dropped litter

Please forgive, I dropped chewing gum today. I yawned and it fell out of my mouth onto the pavement. I am usually a keen adherer to Mrs Baggit's "Take litter home" regime but on this occasion my tiredness caused me to litter a public area.

Before I could get to it, a brown haired woman stepped in the chewing gum and it stuck to her shoe. I tried to help her but shortly after I lifted her foot she suddenly tripped and fell into the road causing a car to swerve and hit a bus.

The bus tumbled over and crashed into an area of scaffolding which warped and dropped to the ground leaving two workmen dangling by their hands.

The fire brigade arrived and rescued the workmen but in doing so did not reach a burning chapel in time to save a congregation.

As I watched the emergency services clear the debris I realised with horror that the inconsiderate brunette, having picked the gum off her shoes, had dropped it back onto the pavement and because the police have barricaded the area, I could not get to the litter to put it in its correct place in the bin.

I cannot sleep thinking about the damage I have done to this beautiful area. I know it's just one piece of gum, but where would the world be if people like me left gum lying around in the streets? Please forgive me Mrs Baggit.