Answer:
Oranges
Explanation:
The poem "Oranges" by Gary Soto tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy who goes over to a girl's house on a cold December morning, bringing two oranges in his pocket. They go out walking and end up at a drugstore candy counter, where he offers to buy her any candy she wants. When the chocolate bar she chooses costs more than he has in his pocket, the boy finds himself in a potentially embarrassing situation. He quickly manages to appeal to the store's cashier, subtly, without the girl noticing, and is given the candy. As they walk back to her house, he basks in both the gratitude of the girl and the charity of the store clerk, feeling warmth and heat emanate from himself, as if he were able to hold not just the orange he is peeling but fire itself.
