Title: Waiting for Grandfather
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With the long hours he worked, along with the time and trouble of looking after Uncle Al and Uncle Nunzio, who were always full of surprises, Antonio hardly had time for a love interest. But since Mama Corelli moved in, his load has been lightened. He began to consider his life, where it was headed, and the possibility of finding a nice girl with whom he could settle down. With his share of the newspaper tucked under his arm, he turned about and began his slow, plodding walk home. Never before had Antonio seen the slim, elegant woman around Swampoodle, and he wondered if he would ever see her again. He hadn’t gone but a few paces in the direction of Twenty-sixth and Indiana, when he heard someone call out, “Sir.” Alertly he spun around and saw the mysterious woman walking briskly in his direction, as briskly as she had run from him earlier. Throughout the day, she had heard speculations and murmurings regarding the volatility and unrest that led up to the Germany Invades Poland headline; and since she was a learned young woman who prided herself in keeping informed, she was anxious to get her hands on a newspaper. “I just remembered,” she said, for in her alacrity she had forgotten, “my father, without fail, buys the Bulletin every day at four.” After apologizing for the oversight, she handed over her sections of the newspaper to Antonio and again went scurrying off. Before Antonio had the presence of mind to call after her, out of the corner of his eye, he saw written on one of the paper’s white margins: Elizabeth Erwin, Cumberland 9-4762.
Nothing can make a man’s day or boost his demeanor more than having been acknowledged by a pretty girl, especially if it’s a girl with whom he has developed a sudden interest. As a young man, I wished that whenever it was my turn to meet Miss Right, I, too, would experience a chance encounter and have an enchanting tale to tell; but such scenarios only seemed to have occurred back in a time called the good old days, when our country was innocent and its society less guarded—a time when an out-of-the-blue romantic encounter with a handsome stranger was not only permissible or possible but something a gal might even hope for. Nowadays it’s difficult to imagine two people reaching for the same newspaper, assuming newspapers will continue to exist. Clunking heads while walking the mall, because both are fixated on a miniature screen while trading thumbed messages with someone at another mall would seem the more likely scenario; although, it’s unlikely that anything resembling romance would follow such an encounter. I’d put my money on assault charges.
Michael DeStefano is from Philadelphia, where he is the owner of a hairstyling salon. Currently, he makes his home in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, is the husband of a Gulf War veteran, and author of The Gunslinger’s Companion. Any thoughts or criticisms readers of Waiting for Grandfather wish to share may be sent to dtbhs@aol.com.
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