Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24486291-20140531045834/@comment-24821182-20140531051417

I couldn't understand the ending. I don't know if that makes me stupid, but I really have no idea what happened. I could only come up with a few theories:


 * 1: The Middle-eastern boy is the narrator, as implied when he comments on how the balloon looks orange from afar, just like the boy.


 * 2: The middle-aged man is a pedophile, and that's why he adjusted his pants. He may have done something to the boy.


 * 3: The middle-aged man is the boy.

Is the story meant to be left open to interpretation?