Second Chance Love
“For twenty years, Elizabeth had nursed a forlorn Halloween desire: to hand out candy to little costumed ghouls and goblins. She rarely had trick-or-treaters at her apartment, aside from a few children she knew from the building. In her neighborhood, most parents kept smaller children indoors after dark, even on Halloween.
Closing time came at The Prints and the Pauper. Elizabeth turned the OPEN sign to the CLOSED side, then caught the crosstown bus to Steve’s condo and changed into a witch cost...ume. Steve had a meeting concerning the winding down of Larson Industries, and would not be home for a while, but that was all right.
Or not. For two hours, she sat with increasing dejection. The doorbell did not ring. Except for a few bars she had pilfered for herself, the bowl of Snickers, Butterfingers, and Skittles sat undepleted beside her.
At 7:30, Steve got home and walked into the living room. There sat Elizabeth, sitting next to a small pile of empty candy wrappers, watching Hocus Pocus on television.MoreLess
Closing time came at The Prints and the Pauper. Elizabeth turned the OPEN sign to the CLOSED side, then caught the crosstown bus to Steve’s condo and changed into a witch cost...ume. Steve had a meeting concerning the winding down of Larson Industries, and would not be home for a while, but that was all right.
Or not. For two hours, she sat with increasing dejection. The doorbell did not ring. Except for a few bars she had pilfered for herself, the bowl of Snickers, Butterfingers, and Skittles sat undepleted beside her.
At 7:30, Steve got home and walked into the living room. There sat Elizabeth, sitting next to a small pile of empty candy wrappers, watching Hocus Pocus on television.MoreLess
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