The Twilight of Lake Woebegotten
“I wanted to stalk Edwin out to the parking lot, see what kind of car he drove, all that sort of thing, but I had to turn in the papers my teachers had signed. I walked to the office, where the orange-haired secretary was deep in conversation with one of the oldest men I’d ever seen. He was scrawny, with dirty whitish hair, and I could see the shape of his skull under his face, and the veins and muscles in his neck sticking out, like all his infrastructure was showing. He had on a nice gray suit..., though, made only slightly silly-looking by a little red bow tie. The man gave me a smile that was all teeth and no eyes. “Ah, the chief’s daughter. Hello, dear. I’m Superintendent Levitt—well, I was, before I retired. I allowed the county to woo me back, and now I’m acting principal.”
He was obviously some kind of ancient pillar of the community, but there was something funny about him, but also something kind of familiar. Those eyes… they were the eyes of someone who knew a joke nobody else did, and the joke was on you.MoreLess
He was obviously some kind of ancient pillar of the community, but there was something funny about him, but also something kind of familiar. Those eyes… they were the eyes of someone who knew a joke nobody else did, and the joke was on you.MoreLess
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