Black

Black

There was a girl sitting on a bench, crying. A young man walked past and saw her sobbing. He stopped and went to sit next to her.

The girl, eyes full of tears, looked up to him and he smiled.

*"What's bothering you?"* asked the young man.

*"I lost both my parents in a car crash last week"* she said while bursting out in loud weeping.

The young man waited patiently for her to recover and responded: *"Can I ask you a riddle to cheer you up?"*

The girl looked up to him again and smiled, for her heart was warmed by his kind gesture. *"Sure"* she answered.

The young man asked: *"How many dead babies fit in a bathtub?"*