Another 55-word story: The traffic and the car radio humming Beethoven. The young beggar and his persistence. She drove away thanking the green signal. That day she bought the much coveted Mozart CD. 'Music is so soothing', she smiled to herself. He went home to his drunk father's beatings. As he slept he thought how peaceful silence was. Previous 55-word stories here and here. Self-comment: Well, not a great attempt for a 55-word story. Probably deserved to be crisper and more poignant. Nevertheless, there it is. More later, ladies and gentlemen.