Jessica and I threw together some costumes and joined the little Mt. Carroll Haloween parade this year.
I had on a large dark green witch mask with a black shroud draped around my body.
As we walked back home a local man was sitting with a paperback on his lap on his small front porch. He had just watched the parade go by and now some kids and parents were beginning to trick or treat, his porch light was on behind him.
I walked up to his porch slowly as if to meanace, he looked up from his paperback book as I got closer, he had a smile on his face, I paused , he turned to offer me some candy, I ignored his candy and instead slowly and deliberately picked up his crutches leaning against his porch railing (he had severely broken his leg a month ago falling off a ladder at the back of his house) I picked up his two aluminum crutches and turned away, taking a step, not looking back, he said, "Please!?" (He would now be stranded, afterall!)
I said, "Trick!" and walked down the steps and back to the main sidewalk with his crutches in my grip.
"Bringem back...(Then a pathetic) "Please?"
I really felt as if I was a character in an Edward Gorey cartoon!
I turned around gave back the crutches and we laughed , I pulled up my mask and showed him who I was,.... cartoon over. FUN.
I had on a large dark green witch mask with a black shroud draped around my body.
As we walked back home a local man was sitting with a paperback on his lap on his small front porch. He had just watched the parade go by and now some kids and parents were beginning to trick or treat, his porch light was on behind him.
I walked up to his porch slowly as if to meanace, he looked up from his paperback book as I got closer, he had a smile on his face, I paused , he turned to offer me some candy, I ignored his candy and instead slowly and deliberately picked up his crutches leaning against his porch railing (he had severely broken his leg a month ago falling off a ladder at the back of his house) I picked up his two aluminum crutches and turned away, taking a step, not looking back, he said, "Please!?" (He would now be stranded, afterall!)
I said, "Trick!" and walked down the steps and back to the main sidewalk with his crutches in my grip.
"Bringem back...(Then a pathetic) "Please?"
I really felt as if I was a character in an Edward Gorey cartoon!
I turned around gave back the crutches and we laughed , I pulled up my mask and showed him who I was,.... cartoon over. FUN.
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