the wind and the rain - 15. the face

by nick nelson

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waldo felt ready to collapse when he reached the top of the staircase. instead of turning left toward the blue library, he turned right toward the end of the hallway , thinking to open the window there for a breath of fresh air. but when he reached the end of the hallway he realized that the storm outside was raging so fiercely that it was best not to open the window, lest he not be able to close it again. with a sigh, he looked out at the bending trees and waving branches. was that a face he saw in the trees? waldo was familiar with seeing faces in unexpected places, but he had not had a drink in three days. nerves, he thought, nerves, and turned quickly away from the window lest he see the face, or another face, or something else. his phone vibrated in his pocket again. he hoped it was only harold being impatient. he remembered harold as being the impatient sort. or was that roger? or young joseph? (as distinguished from old joseph and cousin joseph.). he was always getting them mixed up. he was always getting everything and everybody mixed up. how he hated the modern world. he passed the head of the staircase and entered the open door to the blue library. next